Program Netspar Pension Day

May 11, 2006

09.15 - 09.45 Coffee

Parallel session: Room EZ-6


09.45 - 10.30 Laura Spierdijk, Universiteit van Twente
Market Impact Costs of Institutional Equity Trades
  • Paper
  • Presentation
    Discussant: Joost Driessen, University of Amsterdam and Netspar
  • Presentation

    Parallel session: Room EZ-7

  • 09.45 - 10.30 Mauro Mastrogiacomo, Central Planning Bureau
    Households' response to wealth changes; do gains or losses make a difference
  • Paper
  • Study
  • Presentation
    Discussant: Jan Rouwendal, VU Amsterdam
  • Presentation
  • 10.30 - 11.00 Break

    Parallel session: Room EZ-6

    11.00 - 11.45 Hens Steehouwer, Ortec Consultants
    Towards a new scenario generator with consistent short and long term economic scenarios: Part 1: A frequency domain methodology for empirical macroeconomics
  • Presentation
    Discussant: Joachim Inkmann, Tilburg University and Netspar
  • 11.45 - 12.30 Hens Steehouwer, Ortec Consultants
    Towards a new scenario generator with consistent short and long term economic scenarios: Part 2: A frequency domain Vector AutoRegressive scenario framework
  • Presentation
    Discussant: Joachim Inkmann, Tilburg University and Netspar
  • Presentation

    Parallel session: Room EZ-7

  • 11.00 - 11.45 Rob Euwals, Central Planning Bureau
    Early retirement behaviour in the Netherlands
  • Paper
  • Presentation
    Discussant: Maarten Lindeboom, VU and Netspar
  • 11.45 - 12.30 Adriaan Kalwij, Utrecht School of Economics
    An empirical analysis of unit nonresponse in the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe
  • Presentation
    Discussant: Hans Bloemen, VU and Netspar
  • Presentation

  • 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch

    The afternoon sessions are devoted to the new MSc programme "Economics and Finance of Ageing" initiated by Netspar, which will officially start in September 2006. The courses in this programme will be presented and discussed.

    MSc program - Part I: Autumn Semester: Room EZ-3

    13.30 - 13.35 Arthur van Soest, Tilburg University, RAND and Netspar
    Introduction

    13.35 - 13.50 Lans Bovenberg, Tilburg University and Netspar
    Introduction to Economics and Finance of Pensions and Ageing
  • Presentation
  • 13.50 - 14.05 Jan Potters, Tilburg University and Netspar
    Micro-economics of Life-cycle Behaviour

    14.05 - 14.20 Gema Zamarro, Tilburg University and Netspar
    Empirical Research in Pension and Retirement Economics

    14.20 - 14.35 Joachim Inkmann, Tilburg University and Netspar
    Investment Analysis of Ageing and Pensions I
  • Presentation
  • 14.35 - 14.50 Norma Coe, Tilburg University and Netspar
    Health and Retirement
  • Presentation
  • 14.50 - 15.05 Jan Koeman, Ministry of SZW / Niels Kortleve, PGGM
    Discussion
  • Presentation
  • 15.05 - 15.30 Break

    MSc program - Part II: Autumn Semester:

    15.30 - 15.45 Eduard Ponds, ABP and Netspar
    Macro-economics of Pensions and Social Insurance
  • Presentation
  • 15.45 - 16.00 Joost Driessen
    Investment Analysis of Ageing and Pensions II
  • Presentation
  • 16.00 - 16.15 Marcel Zelenberg, Tilburg University
    Psychology of Economic Behaviour

    16.15 - 16.20 Arthur van Soest, Tilburg University, RAND and Netspar
    Topics in Economics and Finance of Aging
  • Presentation
  • 16.20 - 16.30 Hans Schumacher
    Topics: Acturarial Sciences: Life Insurance
  • Presentation
  • 16.30 - 16.40 Peter Broer, Central Planning Bureau and Netspar
    Topics: General Equilibrium Models
  • Presentation
  • 16.40 - 16.45 Arthur van Soest, Tilburg University, RAND and Netspar
    MSc Thesis

    16.45 - 17.00 Jan Koeman, Ministry of SZW / Niels Kortleve, PGGM
    Discussion

    17.00 - 17.30 General Discussion

    17.30 - Drinks & diner buffet

    This Pension Day will take place at the Tias building at Tilburg University.
    For a route description to Tilburg University and/or to look for the exact location of the E-building where the Pension Day will take place, please look here.