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Long-Term Health Insurance: Theory Meets Evidence

Long-Term Health Insurance: Theory Meets Evidence
Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm

"Long-Term Health Insurance: Theory Meets Evidence" (co-authored with Juan Pablo Atal, Martin Karlsson and Nicolas R. Ziebarth) 

Audience: Students, Faculty & Fellows only
Speaker(s):
Hanming Fang
Visiting Research Scholar, Princeton University/Class of 1965 Term Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania

Glass Walls: Experimental Evidence on Access Constraints faced by Women

Glass Walls: Experimental Evidence on Access Constraints faced by Women
Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm

ABSTRACT: Growth is enabled when individuals can access the opportunities offered to them. Yet there are often significant barriers, especially for women, in doing so. This paper provides evidence on the importance of such barriers in the context of skill acquisition.

Audience: Students, Faculty & Fellows only
Speaker(s):
Asim Khwaja
Sumitomo-FASID Professor of International Finance and Development, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

The Welfare Effects of Long-Term Health Insurance Contracts

The Welfare Effects of Long-Term Health Insurance Contracts
Thu, Dec 13, 2018, 1:30 pm to 2:50 pm
Benjamin Handel, Associate Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley
Audience: Students, Faculty & Fellows only
Speaker(s):
Benjamin Handel
UC Berkeley

The impact of early childhood education on child development in rural India

The impact of early childhood education on child development in rural India
Wed, Dec 5, 2018, 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
Seema Jayachandran, Associate Professor of Economics, Northwestern University
Audience: Students, Faculty & Fellows only
Speaker(s):
Seema Jayachandran
Northwestern University

The Heart of Nuba

The Heart of Nuba
Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm

Princeton University’s Center for Health and Wellbeing, in collaboration with CMMB (Catholic Medical Mission Board), is hosting a very special screening of The Heart of Nuba. This award-winning film documents the atrocities of war in Sudan and highlights the remarkable life of Dr. Tom Catena, an American doctor who selflessly and courageously...

Audience: Open to the public - registration required

Why Is End-of-Life Spending So High? Evidence from Cancer Patients

Why Is End-of-Life Spending So High? Evidence from Cancer Patients
Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
Dan Zeltzer, Assistant Professor of Economics, Tel Aviv University

Why Is End-of-Life Spending So High? Evidence from Cancer Patients  

Dan Zelter (with Ran Balicer, Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, Tzvi Shir, and Salomon Stemmer)

Audience: Students, Faculty & Fellows only
Speaker(s):
Dan Zeltzer
Tel Aviv University

David Chan, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)

David Chan, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm
David Chan, Faculty Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
Audience: Students, Faculty & Fellows only
Speaker(s):
David Chan
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)

Global Health Colloquium featuring Jennifer S. Hirsch - "THE TOXIC CAMPUS BREW Whiteness, Masculinity, Drinking Laws, Stress and Shame"

AddItAll: The Effects of ADHD Treatment on Children's Wellbeing

AddItAll: The Effects of ADHD Treatment on Children's Wellbeing
Wed, Oct 24, 2018, 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm
Anna Chorniy, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University
Audience: Students, Faculty & Fellows only
Speaker(s):
Anna Chorniy
Princeton University

Identifying Inefficiency in Healthcare

Identifying Inefficiency in Healthcare
Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
Amitabh Chandra, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy/Director of Health Policy Research, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Identifying Sources of Inefficiency in Health Care (co-...

Audience: Students, Faculty & Fellows only
Speaker(s):
Amitabh Chandra
Harvard Kennedy School of Government

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