Hopkins Health, Labor, Education, and Development Economics Conference
Hopkins Health, Labor, Education, and Development Economics Conference
May 21, 2018
The Hopkins Health, Labor, Education and Development Economics Conference (H2LED) is organized by professors from Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, Carey Business School, and Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
The aim of the conference is to bring together academic economists from different divisions around Johns Hopkins University, open lines of communication, foster collaboration across schools, and showcase the diverse research projects of Johns Hopkins economists.
Presentations will not only showcase cutting-edge economic research but also highlight the diverse sets of methods and approaches used by economists to answer vital research questions to generate research that might help shape policies regarding education, health, development, and labor.
Program Co-Chairs: Yaa Akosa Antwi, Andrew Ching, and Jian Ni, and of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Sponsor: Charles River Associates
Program
8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 AM Welcome and Opening remarks
Michelle Spencer, Bloomberg American Health Initiative
9:30 – 10:30 AM
“What Are the Effects of Neighborhood Poverty on Healthcare Utilization? Evidence from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment”
Presenter: Brad Herring, Bloomberg School of Public Health Discussant: Lorraine Dean, Bloomberg School of Public Health
10:30 – 10:45 AM Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:00 AM “Rational Responses to Uncertainty? Understanding Disadvantaged Youths’ Educational Choices”
Presenter: Andrew Gray, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Discussant: Phil Garboden, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM “A structural model of homophily and clustering in social networks”
Presenter: Angelo Mele Carey Business School Discussant: Stephane Helleringer, Bloomberg School of Public Health
12:45 – 2:00 PM Networking Luncheon
2:00 – 3:00 PM “The Effect of Parental Income on College Attendance and Completion”
Presenter: Kyungmin Kang, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Discussant: Andrew Cherlin, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
3:00 – 4:00 PM “Consumer Choice and Learning in Individual Insurance Markets: Evidence from the ACA Exchanges” Presenter: Aditi Sen, Bloomberg School of Public Health Discussant: Jian Ni, Carey Business School
4:00 – 4:15 PM Coffee Break
4:15 – 5:15 PM “Does Physician Reimbursement Affect Treatment? Evidence from Restricting Balance Billing in California” Presenter: Yaa Akosa Antwi, Carey Business School Discussant: Carleigh Krubiner, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
5:15 – 5:30 PM Closing Remarks