Kick-off meeting
Theme: Pensions, savings and retirement decisions
November 29, 2007

Location:
Utrecht University
Drift 21 (Map), 3512 BR Utrecht

09.00 - 09.30 Coffee

09.30 - 09.45 Introduction theme

09.45 - 10.30 Guglielmo Weber, University of Padova
The retirement consumption puzzle: Evidence from a regression discontinuity approach
(joint with Erich Battistin (University of Padova), Agar Brugiavini (University of Venice) and Enrico Rettore (University of Padova)
  • Presentation
  • 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

    11.00 - 11.45 Adriaan Kalwij, Utrecht University and Netspar
    Mortality risk and household financial situation (joint with Marike Knoef (Tilburg University and Netspar) and Rob Alessie (Utrecht University and Netspar)
  • Presentation
  • 11.45 - 12.30 Frederic Vermeulen, Tilburg University and Netspar
    Economic well-being and poverty among the elderly: an analysis based on a collective consumption model (joint with Laurens Cherchye (University of Leuven) and Bram De Rock (University Libre de Bruxelles)
  • Presentation
  • 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch break

    13.30 - 14.15 Michele Belloni, CeRP, University of Turin
    Retirement choice in Italy
  • Presentation
  • 14.15 - 15.00 Maarten Lindeboom, VU Amsterdam and Netspar
    Health shocks, disability and work (joint with Ana Llena Nozal (OECD) and Bas van der Klaauw (VU Amsterdam and Netspar)
  • Presentation
  • 15.00 - 15.30 Tea

    15.30 - 16.15 Arthur van Soest, Tilburg University and Netspar
    Pension expectations and satisfaction with pensions in the Netherlands
  • Presentation
  • 16.15 - 17.00 Stefan Hochguertel, VU Amsterdam and Netspar
    Early retirement incentives, self-employment, and voluntary unemployment insurance: Evidence from administrative data
  • Presentation
  • 17.00 - 18.00 Reception