About Netspar

Netspar is an independent network for research and education in the field of pensions, aging and retirement. It is composed of academics and practitioners in the field of pensions and insurances, supported by universities as well as private and public institutions with an interest in Netspar's research topics. Netspar is located at Tilburg University, faculty of Economics and Business Administration.

Societal Top Institute
Netspar has been appointed as one of the Dutch Societal Top Institutes (MTI: Maatschappelijk Topinstituut). A Societal Top Institute combines excellent scientific research with active involvement in the most important questions facing society.

Mission
Netspar is committed to building a strong network of excellent academic research, professional financial institutions and a high-quality civil service in the Netherlands. The cluster aims to stimulate social innovation in addressing the challenges and opportunities raised by aging in an efficient and equitable manner and in an international setting. This social innovation should help reconcile stability and flexibility in a dynamic knowledge-based economy in order to maintain social cohesion and credible social protection, while safeguarding a well functioning labor market that utilizes and maintains human resources.