Netspar Pension Day
The Economics of Health and Ageing Venue:
De Burcht
Henri Polaklaan 9
1018 CP Amsterdam

Program - December 14, 2006

09.00 - 09.30 Welcome and Coffee

Morning theme: Economic determinants of the distribution of health
Chair: Eddy van Doorslaer

09.30 - 09.45 Eddy van Doorslaer, Erasmus University and Netspar
Welcome and Introduction
09.45 - 10.30 Adriana Lleras-Muney, Princeton University
The determinants of mortality
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    10.30 - 11.15 Gerard J. van den Berg, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Netspar
    Childhood conditions and later life mortality
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    11.15 - 11.45 Coffee break
    11.45 - 12.30 James Banks, UCL/IFS
    Disease and disadvantage in the US and in England
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    12.30 - 13.00 Johan Mackenbach, Erasmus University
    Reflection on morning theme: a public health perspective

    13.00 - 14.10 Lunch break

    Afternoon theme: Health and work at later ages Chair: Maarten Lindeboom

    14.10 - 14.15 Maarten Lindeboom, VU University Amsterdam and Netspar
    Introduction

    14.15 - 15.00 Rena Conti, University of Chicago
    Early Retirement and DI/SSI Applications: Exploring the impact of Depression
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    15.00 - 15.45 Norma Coe, Tilburg University and Netspar
    The Health Effects of Retirement

    15.45 - 16.15 Tea break

    16.15 - 17.00 Mark Duggan, University of Maryland
    Aching to retire? The rise in the full retirement age and its impact on the disability rolls
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    17.00 - 17.30 Arie Kapteyn RAND Corporation and Netspar
    Reflection on the afternoon theme

    17.30 - Reception