BACPOP Mini-Conference "Inequality and Mortality."

The Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA), with cosponsorship from the Berkeley Population Center and the Department of Demography, presents

A Mini-Conference

Inequality and Mortality

Friday, March 13, 2015, 12:00- 5:30 pm

Seaborg Room, Berkeley Faculty Club

Health, mortality and length of life vary greatly by socioeconomic status in some but not all countries. These differences are large and growing in the United States.

The six papers in this workshop, by researchers in Demography, Economics, Epidemiology, Medicine, and Public Policy, examine variations in mortality and health in the US and Latin America in relation to various measures of socioeconomic status.

Ron Lee

Professor of the Graduate School, UC Berkeley

Session Organizer and Discussant

“Divergence in U.S. Mortality in Recent Decades and its Consequences for the Progressivity of Public Transfer Programs”

Marcella Alsan

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

“Watersheds in Infant Mortality: Massachusetts 1880 to 1915”

Will Dow

Professor of Health Economics and Associate Dean for Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health

“Mortality Gradients in U.S. Hispanic and Latin American Populations” (joint with Luis-Rosero Bixby, UC Berkeley)

Alex Gelber

Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Goldman School, UC Berkeley

"The Effect of Elderly Income on Mortality: Novel Evidence from the Social Security Notch”

David Rehkopf

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

“U.S. State Income Inequality in Early and Late Life and Chronic Disease”

Emmanuel Saez

Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Equitable Growth, UC Berkeley

“Mortality Differentials by Wealth in the United States” (joint with Gabriel Zucman, LSE)

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Open to the bay area community of population scholars, researchers, and all interested parties.

Beginning at noon with a networking light lunch, followed by speakers and discussion.

Space is limited. Advance registration is required.

For more information, contact Dr. Elizabeth Vasile, Executive Director, Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging

Email: evasile@berkeley.edu Phone: 510.642.8416

www.ceda.berkeley.edu www.popcenter.berkeley.edu

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FAQs

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

We strongly encourage public transportation to this event. If you require disabled parking, please contact monique@demog.berkeley.edu for more information.

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

For general questions regarding the event, please send email to evasile@berkeley.edu.

Can I update my registration information?

You may update your registration information until March 9 at 5pm. If you need to make changes after this date, please send email to evasile@berkeley.edu or monique@demog.berkeley.edu.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No