2025 Health Economics Initiative Annual Conference
On May 1-2, 2025, the Becker Friedman Institute Health Economics Initiative’s annual conference will bring together faculty, research professionals, and students to present the latest research on all topics in health economics.
Joining the 2025 Health Economics Initiative Conference as the keynote speaker will be Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College.
This conference is by invitation only. If you’re interested in attending or have any questions, please contact bfi-events@uchicago.edu.
Agenda
Registration & Breakfast
6th Floor Lounge
Physicians’ Occupational Licensing and the Quantity-Quality Trade-Off
Juan Pablo Atal, University of Pennsylvania
Doctor Discretion in Medical Evaluations
Marika Cabral, University of Texas, Austin
Break
Does Division of Labor Increase Productivity? Evidence from Primary Care
Amanda Dahlstrand, University of Zurich
The Rise of Healthcare Jobs
Joshua Gottlieb, University of Chicago
Break
Introduction by Provost Baicker
Katherine Baicker, University of Chicago Provost
Productivity in Health Care Keynote
Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College
Lunch
1st Floor Dining Room
Political Polarization in Medicine
Woojin Kim, National Bureau of Economic Research
Program Design and Quality Incentives in Medicare Advantage
Colleen Carey, Cornell University
Break
Moral Hazard under Liquidity Constraints
Keith Ericson, Boston University
A Double Dose of Reform: Insurance and Centralized Negotiation in Drug Markets
Tianli Xia, University of Rochester
Break
Luck of the Draw: The Causal Effect of Physicians on Birth Outcomes
Christian Posso Suarez, Central Bank of Colombia
Are Guidelines Worth Following? Treatment Decisions Under Scientific Uncertainty
David Chan, University of California, Berkeley
Conference Dinner
By invitation only
Breakfast
6th Floor Lounge
On the Economic Infeasibility of Personalized Medicine, and a Solution
Pietro Veronesi, University of Chicago
Price Controls with Imperfect Competition and Choice Frictions: Evidence from Indian Pharmaceuticals
Harsh Gupta, Stanford University
Break
Dynamic Bargaining between Hospitals and Insurers
Jacob Dorn, University of Pennsylvania
Competition and Fraud in Health Care
Jetson Leder-Luis, Boston University
Break
Product Safety Standards and Technological Innovation: Evidence from the 1968 Radiation Control
Yiyu Xing, University of California, Los Angeles
Representation in Product Development: Evidence from Insurance and Clinical Trials
Tamar Oostrom, The Ohio State University
Paternalistic Social Assistance: Evidence and Implications from Cash vs. In-Kind Transfers
Matthew Notowidigdo, University of Chicago
Lunch
1st Floor Dining Room