| 08.30 - 09.00 | Coffee
Parallel session 1: Micro
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| 09.00 - 09.40 | Marike Knoef, Tilburg University, CentERdata and Netspar Changes in the income distribution of the Dutch elderly: 1989 - 2005 Discussant: Hans-Martin von Gaudecker, VU Amsterdam and Netspar
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| 09.40 - 10.20 | Christiaan Monden, Tilburg University and Netspar Variations in labor market participation of 50+ Dutch women and 65+ Dutch men, 1996 - 2006 Discussant: Rob Euwals, CPB and Netspar
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| 10.20 - 11.00 | Matthijs Kalmijn, Tilburg University and Netspar Poverty and the living arrangements of unmarried mothers: A dynamic perspective using tax data from the Netherlands Discussant: Ed Westerhout, CPB and Netspar
Parallel session 2: Health
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| 09.00 - 09.40 | Jonneke Bolhaar, VU Amsterdam and Netspar Health, health insurance and their effect on retirement behaviour Discussant: David Vonka, Tilburg University and Netspar
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| 09.40 - 10.20 | Owen O'Donnell, University of Macedonia and Netspar Can subjective survival expectations explein retirement behaviour? Discussant: Giacomo Pasini, Utrecht School of Economics and Netspar |
| 10.20 - 11.00 | Courtney van Houtven, Tilburg University and Netspar Health, work and wealth effects for caring for elderly parents Discussant: Tom van Ourti, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Netspar
Parallel session 3: Finance
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| 09.00 - 09.40 | Zhen Shi, Tilburg University and Netspar Annuitization and retirement timing decisions Discussant: Rik Frehen, University of Maastricht and Netspar |
| 09.40 - 10.20 | Ronald Mahieu, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Netspar Performance persistence of Dutch pension plans Discussant: Jenke ter Horst, Tilburg University |
| 10.20 - 11.00 | Jan Rouwendal, VU Amsterdam and Netspar Early retirement and homeownership Discussant: Frans de Roon, Tilburg University and Netspar |
| 11.00 - 11.20 | Break
Parallel session 1: Micro
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| 11.20 - 12.00 | Kene Henkens, NIDI and Netspar Dealing with older workers in Europe: a comparative survey of employers' attitudes and actions Discussant: Arthur Giesberts, CBS |
| 12.00 - 12.40 | Jannes de Vries, Tilburg University and Netspar Change and stability in intergenerational contact in six western countries Discussant: Rob Alessie, Utrecht School of Economics and Netspar
Parallel session 2: Health
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| 11.20 - 12.00 | John Jones, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA The effects of health insurance and self-insurance on retirement behavior Discussant: Owen O'Donnell, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Netspar |
| 12.00 - 12.40 | Esen Erdogan-Ciftci, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Netspar Health, financial incentives and retirement decisions in Spain Discussant: Courtney van Houtven, Tilburg University and Netspar
Parallel session 3: Macro
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| 11.20 - 12.00 | Hans Fehr, University of Wuerzburg, Germany Tax-favored retirement accounts; are they efficient in increasing savings and growth? Discussant: Lex Meijdam, Tilburg University and Netspar |
| 12.00 - 12.40 | Yvonne Adema, Tilburg University and Netspar Ageing, debt and inflation in a monetary union Discussant: Ward Romp, University of Amsterdam and Netspar |
| 12.40 - 13.40 | Lunch break
Parallel session 1: Micro
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| 13.40 - 14.20 | Johannes Binswanger, Tilburg University and Netspar What is an adequate standard of living during retirement Discussant: Eduard Ponds, APG and Netspar |
| 14.20 - 15.00 | Naomi Feldman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Mental accounting effects of income tax shifting Discussant: Federica Teppa, DNB and Netspar |
| 15.00 - 15.40 | Jan Potters, Tilburg University and Netspar An artefactual field experiment on risk taking, risk aggregation, and time preference Discussant: Karen van der Wiel, Tilburg University and Netspar
Parallel session 2: Health
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| 13.40 - 14.20 | Pilar Garcia Gomez, University of Pompeu Fabra, Spain Institutions, health shocks and labour outcomes across Europe Discussant: Arthur van Soest, Tilburg University and Netspar
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| 14.20 - 15.00 | Katherine Carman, Tilburg University and Netspar Flu shots, mammograms and the value of a statistical life Discussant: Eddy van Doorslaer, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Netspar
Parallel session 3: Finance |
| 13.40 - 14.20 | Rik Frehen, Maastricht University and Netspar A bayesian panel data approach to explaining market beta dynamics Discussant: Ralph Stevens, Tilburg University and Netspar |
| 14.20 - 15.00 | Thomas Post, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany The impact of individual investment ehavior for retirement welfare: evidence from the United States and Germany Discussant: Paul Sengmueller, Tilburg University and Netspar |
| 15.00 - 15.40 | Sybille Grob, DNB and Netspar Pension fund finance and sponsoring companies: empirical evidence on theortical hypotheses Discussant: Ronald Mahieu, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Netspar |
| 15.40 - 16.00 | Break Plenary Session
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| 16.00 - 16.45 | Jonathan Skinner, Department of economics, Dartmouth College Comparing the US and European health care systems |
| 16.45 - 17.30 | Brigitte Madrian, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Mental accounting in portfolio choice: Evidence from a flypaper effect (paper with James Choi and David Laibson) |
Last updated: July 10, 2008
