Kick-off conference: The Macroeconomics of Pension Reforms
Organised by CPB, Netspar and the Dutch Ministry of Finance

November 22, 2007

Location:
Museum voor Communicatie
Zeestraat 82, The Hague

For registration or more information contact Ed Westerhout

11.30 - 11.50 Welcome

11.50 - 12.00 Introduction by Casper van Ewijk, CPB and Netspar

12.00 - 13.00 Henning Bohn, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA
Pension Funds and Intergenerational Risk Sharing
  • Presentation
  • 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

    Chair: Casper van Ewijk

    14.00 - 14.30 Ed Westerhout, CPB and Netspar
    Demographic Uncertainty and Public Finances in the Netherlands
  • Presentation
  • Discussant: Ben Heijdra, University of Groningen and Netspar

  • Presentation
  • 14.30 - 15.00 Peter Broer, Tilburg University and Netspar
    Social Security, Macroeconomic Risk, and General Equilibrium
  • Presentation
  • Discussant: Adrie Moons, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment

  • Presentation
  • 15.00 - 15.30 Roel Beetsma and Ward Romp, University of Amsterdam and Netspar
    Pensions and Risk Sharing between Generations and Countries in General Equilibrium
  • Presentation
  • Discussant: Leon Bettendorf, Erasmus University Rotterdam

  • Presentation
  • 15.30 - 16.00 Yvonne Adema and Lex Meijdam, Tilburg University and Netspar
    Ageing, Debt and Inflation in a Monetary Union
  • Presentation
  • Discussant: Dirk Broeders, DNB

  • Presentation
  • 16.00 - 16.30 Coffee and Tea break

    Chair: Coen Teulings, CPB and Netspar

    16.30 - 17.15 Round table discussion:
    Will Population Ageing Necessitate Pension Reforms?
    Henning Bohn, University of California
    Sweder van Wijnbergen, University of Amsterdam and Netspar Bernard ter Haar, Ministry of Finance
    Lans Bovenberg, Tilburg University and Netspar

    17.15 - 18.00 Drinks

    last update: November 9, 2007