13th Annual Conference
Health Economics
 (Joint with NTU Singapore)

 
 
21
May
2026
Thursday
Health Economics
 Chair: Akshar SAXENA (Nanyang Technological University)

Venue: Tanglin III

9:00 am – 10:00 am
Driving a Bargain: Negotiation Skill and Price Dispersion
Kristine W HANKINS (University of Kentucky)
Tong LIU (Massachusetts Institute of Technology )
Denis SOSYURA* (Arizona State University and ABFER)

Discussant:
Hsiao-Hui LEE (National Chengchi University)
10:00 am – 10:10 am
Break
10:10 am – 11:10 am
The VIP Effect in Medicine: How Patients’ Insider Knowledge, Social Ties, and Organizational Rank Shapes Clinical Decisions
Jiaowei GONG (Harvard University)
Jia XIANG (Indiana University)
Chuanchuan ZHANG (Zhejiang University)
Xuan ZHANG* (Singapore Management University)

Discussant:
Zincy WEI (Northwestern University)
11:10 am – 11:25 am
Break
11:25 am – 12:25 pm
Expected Insurance Coverage and Pharmaceutical Innovation: Evidence from China’s National Drug Price Negotiation Policy
Chenyuan LIU* (Tsinghua University)
Yi LU (Tsinghua University)
Ronghe SUN (Tsinghua University)
Wanyu YANG (Dongbei University of Finance and Economics)

Discussant:
Jin XIE (Peking University)


* Presenter. Program is subjected to change. Updated 20 March 2026.

Session Format

Three papers will be presented during each session. Each paper has 35 minutes for presentation, 15 minutes for discussant remarks, and 10 minutes for Q&A. There will be a 10 and 15 minutes break after the first two papers, respectively.

Contact Information

Program Director & Conference Organizer

Hanming FANG (University of Pennsylvania and ABFER)
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Akshar SAXENA (Nanyang Technological University)
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