RAND Conference Agenda
Demography, Epidemiology and Economics of Aging
July 24-26, 1998
Santa Monica, California
Friday, July 24
| 7:30-8:00 | Continental Breakfast at RAND |
| 8:00-8:30 | Opening Remarks and Introductions |
SESSION I: RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS
| 8:30-10:00 | Master Lecture David Wise, Harvard and the National Bureau of Economic Research Social Security and Retirement Around the World |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-11:15 | Additional Perspective Jim Poterba, MIT and the National Bureau of Economic Research The Changing Composition of Retirement Assets: The Role of Employer-Provided Saving Programs |
Lunch at RAND (11:15-12:30, Patio #1)
SESSION II: BREAK-OUT GROUPS/PARTICIPANT PRESENTATIONS (12:30-2:30)
| 2:30-2:45 | Break |
SESSION III: DEMOGRAPHY OF FAMILY STRUCTURE
| 2:45-4:15 | Master Lecture Ken Wachter, University of California, Berkeley Forecasting Kin for Future Seniors |
| 4:15-4:30 | Break |
| 4:30-5:15 | Additional Perspective Doug Wolf, Syracuse University Sources of Variability in Kin Forecasts |
Cocktail Reception at RAND: 5:15-6:00 Leave from RAND for dinner at Pentola: 6:00
Saturday, July 25
| 8:30-9:00 | Continental Breakfast at RAND |
SESSION IV: HEALTH INEQUALITIES
| 9:00-10:30 | Master Lecture Michael Marmot, University College, London Social Determinants of Inequalities in Health |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-11:45 | Additional Perspective Jim Smith, RAND Socio-economic Status and Health |
Lunch at RAND (11:45-1:00)
SESSION V: DATA SETS ON AGING (1:00-2:30)
| Concurrent Session A Indonesian and Malaysian Family Life Surveys Elizabeth Frankenberg, RAND Julie DaVanzo & Narayan Sastry, RAND
Data Sets for Research on Aging at the National Center for Health Statistics | |
| Concurrent Session B European Census Microdata Samples Project Nikolai Botev
Health and Retirement Survey/Asset and Health Dynamics
Panel Study of Income Dynamics | |
| 2:30-2:45 | Break |
SESSION IV: HEALTH INEQUALITIES (Continued)
| 2:45-4:15 | Master Lecture D.J.P. Barker, Director, Medical Research Council, Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Southampton General Hospital Escape from Hunger: Fetal Famine, Adult Indulgence and Disease in Later Life |
| 4:15-4:30 | Break |
| 4:30-5:15 | Additional Perspective Burt Singer, Princeton University Social Inequality, Positive Health, and Resilience |
Evening: Dinner on your own
Sunday, July 26
| 8:30-9:00 | Continental Breakfast at RAND |
SESSION VI: PLACING A VALUE ON HEALTH
| 9:00-10:15 | Master Lecture David Cutler, Harvard University Valuing Health |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-11:15 | Additional Perspective Emmett Keeler, RAND Quality Adjusted Life Years: Pros and Cons |
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