DePaul University's Department of Economics is delighted to host the 13th Annual Midwest Health Economics Conference (MHEC) Sept. 7-8, 2023.
This annual invitational conference assembles junior and senior economists to present, debate, and discuss cutting-edge health economics research. We will be featuring 12 papers with a full day of presentations on Thursday, Sept. 7, and nearly a full day of presentations on Friday, Sept. 8. MHEC charges no registration fee. DePaul University will provide meals; participants must pay all other expenses, including transportation and lodging.
Thank you to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) for their support of the MHEC Conference.
Local Organizing Committee: Tony LoSasso (DePaul), Zarek Brot-Goldberg (U of C), Kelli Marquardt (Chicago Fed), Brian Phelan (DePaul), Amanda Starc (Northwestern), Nick Tilipman (UIC).
This annual invitational conference assembles junior and senior economists to present, debate, and discuss cutting-edge health economics research. We will be featuring 12 papers with a full day of presentations on Thursday, Sept. 7, and nearly a full day of presentations on Friday, Sept. 8. MHEC charges no registration fee. DePaul University will provide meals; participants must pay all other expenses, including transportation and lodging.
If you have any questions, please send an email to
Anthony LoSasso (alosasso@depaul.edu).
Thank you to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) for their support of the MHEC Conference.
We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!
Local Organizing Committee: Tony LoSasso (DePaul), Zarek Brot-Goldberg (U of C), Kelli Marquardt (Chicago Fed), Brian Phelan (DePaul), Amanda Starc (Northwestern), Nick Tilipman (UIC).
2023 MHEC PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Location: DePaul University
DePaul Center - 8th Floor, Room 8010
1 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6, 2023 DePaul Center 5th Floor Atrium |
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| 6:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception |
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2023 DePaul Center Room 8010 |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 8:45 a.m. |
Formal welcome by Dean Sulin Ba, Driehaus College of Business |
| SESSION I - CHAIR: ANTHONY LOSASSO, DEPAUL UNIVERSITY | |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Ben Ukert, Texas A&M, "The Corporatization of Independent Hospitals"
Discussant: Haizhen Lin, Indiana
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Caitlin Carroll, University of Minnesota, "Public Investment and Health Care Quality: Evidence from Rural Hospital Subsidies"
Discussant: Coleman Drake, Pitt
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:15 a.m. |
David Molitor, University of Illinois, "Habit Persistence in Health Behaviors: Evidence from the Illinois Workplace Wellness Study"
Discussant: Chris Cronin, Notre Dame
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| 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| SESSION II - CHAIR: NICK TILIPMAN, UIC | |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Pauline Mourot, University of Chicago, "Market Size and Trade in Medical Services"
Discussant: Yiqun Chen, UIC
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| 2:15 p.m. |
Coady Wing, Indiana University, "Direct and indirect effects of vaccines: Evidence from COVID-19" Discussant: Tal Gross, Boston University |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Break |
| SESSION III - CHAIR: KELLI MARQUARDT, CHICAGO FED | |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Zach Levin, University of Minnesota, "If You (Re)Build It, Will They Come? Evidence from California"
Discussant: Ian McCarthy, Emory
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Anran Li, Northwestern University, "Commitment, Competition and Preventive Care Provision"
Discussant: Jen Kwok, UIC
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| 5:30 p.m. |
End of Day |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner: The Berghoff Restaurant 17 W. Adams Street, Chicago |
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 2023 DePaul Center Room 8010 |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| SESSION IV - CHAIR: BRIAN PHELAN, DEPAUL UNIVERSITY | |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Vicky Barone, Notre Dame, "On the Design of Paid Sick Leave: A Structural Approach"
Discussant: Maggie Shi, University of Chicago
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Megdalynn Star Fisher, Indiana, "Racial and Ethnic Segregation in Nursing Home and Ambulatory Health Care"
Discussant: Yulya Truskinovsky, Wayne State
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Break |
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11:15 a.m. |
Bill Evans, Notre Dame, "Prescription for Disaster: Changing Physician Treatment Patterns and the Drug Crisis"
Discussant: Colleen Carey, Cornell University
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| 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch Speaker: Derek J. Robinson, MD, MBA, FACEP, CHCQM, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois “Priorities in the Pursuit of Value: A Payor Perspective” |
| SESSION V - CHAIR: ZAREK BROT-GOLDBERG | |
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1:15 p.m. |
Hannah Neprash, University of Minnesota, "Hacked to Pieces? The Effects of Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals and Patients"
Discussant: Rebecca Myerson, Wisconsin
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2:15 p.m. |
Atul Gupta, Wharton, "Turbocharging Revenue: What do healthcare providers do with windfall gains?"
Discussant: PT Leger, UIC
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| 3:15 p.m. |
Adjourn |