Monday 20th January [Location: Peninsula Room, National Museum of Australia]
(Please note that the timings for the panels have been slightly adjusted.)
COFFEE [from 13.00 for 13.30 start]
Welcome & Introduction [13.30 -- 13.40]
Prof Emily Lancsar, Chief Health Economist in the Australian Government's Department of Health and Aged Care
Panel Discussion 1 [13.40 -- 14.45]
Global estimates of the value of life (e.g. in the 'social cost of carbon')
Speakers: John Broome, James Hammitt, Katie Steele (facilitator), John Quiggin
AFTERNOON TEA [14.45 -- 15.30]
Panel Discussion 2 [15.30 -- 17.00]
Current practice and challenges in valuing life and health in different jurisdictions
Speakers: Han Bleichrodt (Spain), Bronwyn Croxson (NZ), Cam Donaldson (facilitator), Jim Hammitt (US), Emily Lancsar (AUS), Chris Mullin (UK), Jan Abel Olsen (Norway), Kusha Baharlou (AUS)
DRINKS RECEPTION
Tuesday 21st January [Location: Fred Gruen Economics Seminar Room, (H.W. Arndt Bldg 25 A) ANU]
(See Abstracts page for details of contributing talks.)
COFFEE [from 09.00 for 09.30 start]
Session 1 [09.30 -- 10.30]
Cam Donaldson
What's your health worth? A 30-year journey through valuing health in monetary terms
Session 2 [10.30 -- 11.30]
Jan Abel Olsen
Valuing health in Norway: The policy process behind sensible criteria
Joint Q&A [11.30 -- 12.00]
Special focus on policy-oriented feedback
LUNCH [12.00 -- 13.00]
Session 3 [13.00 -- 14.15]
Jytte Seested Nielsen
Setting optimal test thresholds: a consumer choice model and an experimental test
Session 4 [14.15 -- 15.30]
Dorte Gyrd-Hansen
The use of stated preference methods for valuing health outcomes: a couple of critical issues
AFTERNOON TEA [15.30 -- 15.45]
Session 5 [15.45 - 17.00]
John Quiggin
How much is a baby worth?
Joint Q&A [17.00-17.30]
Special focus on policy-oriented feedback
DRINKS at the PUB
DINNER for speakers
Wednesday 22nd January [Location: Fred Gruen Economics Seminar Room (H.W. Arndt Bldg 25 A), ANU]
(See Abstracts page for details of contributing talks.)
COFFEE [from 09.00 for 09.30 start]
Session 1 [09.30 -- 10.30]
Kirsten Mann and Katie Steele
Why weight? Benefit-cost analysis and welfare
Session 2 [10.30 -- 11.30]
John Broome
Temporal Separability and the Value of Longevity
Joint Q&A [11.30 -- 12.00]
Special focus on policy-oriented feedback
LUNCH [12.00 -- 13.00]
Session 3 [13.00-14.15]
James Hammitt
Quandaries in valuing mortality risk
Session 4 [14.15-15.30]
Han Bleichrodt
How to Measure Value of a Statistical Life (VOSL) Under Prospect Theory
AFTERNOON TEA [15.30 -- 15.45]
Session 5 [15.45-17.00]
Susan Chilton
A Statistical Approach to Valuing the Environment: Can We Go There?
Joint Q&A [17.00-17.30]
Special focus on policy-oriented feedback
DRINKS at the PUB
(Please note that the timings for the panels have been slightly adjusted.)
COFFEE [from 13.00 for 13.30 start]
Welcome & Introduction [13.30 -- 13.40]
Prof Emily Lancsar, Chief Health Economist in the Australian Government's Department of Health and Aged Care
Panel Discussion 1 [13.40 -- 14.45]
Global estimates of the value of life (e.g. in the 'social cost of carbon')
Speakers: John Broome, James Hammitt, Katie Steele (facilitator), John Quiggin
AFTERNOON TEA [14.45 -- 15.30]
Panel Discussion 2 [15.30 -- 17.00]
Current practice and challenges in valuing life and health in different jurisdictions
Speakers: Han Bleichrodt (Spain), Bronwyn Croxson (NZ), Cam Donaldson (facilitator), Jim Hammitt (US), Emily Lancsar (AUS), Chris Mullin (UK), Jan Abel Olsen (Norway), Kusha Baharlou (AUS)
DRINKS RECEPTION
Tuesday 21st January [Location: Fred Gruen Economics Seminar Room, (H.W. Arndt Bldg 25 A) ANU]
(See Abstracts page for details of contributing talks.)
COFFEE [from 09.00 for 09.30 start]
Session 1 [09.30 -- 10.30]
Cam Donaldson
What's your health worth? A 30-year journey through valuing health in monetary terms
Session 2 [10.30 -- 11.30]
Jan Abel Olsen
Valuing health in Norway: The policy process behind sensible criteria
Joint Q&A [11.30 -- 12.00]
Special focus on policy-oriented feedback
LUNCH [12.00 -- 13.00]
Session 3 [13.00 -- 14.15]
Jytte Seested Nielsen
Setting optimal test thresholds: a consumer choice model and an experimental test
Session 4 [14.15 -- 15.30]
Dorte Gyrd-Hansen
The use of stated preference methods for valuing health outcomes: a couple of critical issues
AFTERNOON TEA [15.30 -- 15.45]
Session 5 [15.45 - 17.00]
John Quiggin
How much is a baby worth?
Joint Q&A [17.00-17.30]
Special focus on policy-oriented feedback
DRINKS at the PUB
DINNER for speakers
Wednesday 22nd January [Location: Fred Gruen Economics Seminar Room (H.W. Arndt Bldg 25 A), ANU]
(See Abstracts page for details of contributing talks.)
COFFEE [from 09.00 for 09.30 start]
Session 1 [09.30 -- 10.30]
Kirsten Mann and Katie Steele
Why weight? Benefit-cost analysis and welfare
Session 2 [10.30 -- 11.30]
John Broome
Temporal Separability and the Value of Longevity
Joint Q&A [11.30 -- 12.00]
Special focus on policy-oriented feedback
LUNCH [12.00 -- 13.00]
Session 3 [13.00-14.15]
James Hammitt
Quandaries in valuing mortality risk
Session 4 [14.15-15.30]
Han Bleichrodt
How to Measure Value of a Statistical Life (VOSL) Under Prospect Theory
AFTERNOON TEA [15.30 -- 15.45]
Session 5 [15.45-17.00]
Susan Chilton
A Statistical Approach to Valuing the Environment: Can We Go There?
Joint Q&A [17.00-17.30]
Special focus on policy-oriented feedback
DRINKS at the PUB
