Preliminary program

Netspar Pension Workshop

June 8, 2007

target group: scientists

Parallel session macro economics: Location: Room Briljant


09.00 - 09.45 Ward Romp, University of Groningen (joint paper with Ben Heijdra, University of Groningen and Netspar)
Retirement, pensions and ageing
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  • Discussant: Paul de Hek, CPB and Netspar
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  • 09.45 - 10.30 Peter Broer, CPB and Netspar
    Social security risk in general equilibrium
  • Paper
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  • Discussant: Ward Romp, University of Groningen
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  • 10.30 - 11.15 Dirk-Jan Omtzigt, Exeter College
    Aging and the interaction between education, retirement and the working life
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  • Discussant: Jochen Mierau, University of Groningen and Netspar

    Parallel session micro economics: Location: Room Diamant 1

    09.00 - 09.45 Rob Alessie, Utrecht School of Economics and Netspar
    Planning, financial literacy and household wealth: Evidence from the US and the Netherlands
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  • Discussant: Johannes Binswanger, Tilburg University and Netspar
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  • 09.45 - 10.30 Karen van der Wiel, Tilburg University and Netspar
    Policy uncertainty in social security: Do subjective expectations relate to savings?
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  • Discussant: Gema Zamarro, Tilburg University and Netspar
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  • 10.30 - 11.15 Giovanni Mastrobuoni, Collegio Carlo Alberto (joint paper with Matthew Weinberg, University of Georgia)
    Heterogeneity in intra-monthly consumption patterns, self-control and savings at retirement
  • Paper
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  • Discussant: Adriaan Kalwij, Utrecht University and Netspar
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  • Parallel session meso economics: Location: Diamant 3

    09.00 - 09.45 Jiajia Cui, Tilburg University
    Longevity risk pricing
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  • 09.45 - 10.30 Carolina Fugazza, CeRP, (joint paper with Maela Giofré, CeRP)
    Hedging labor income risk: A normative approach in an international framework
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  • Discussant: Roel Mehlkopf, Tilburg University and Netspar
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  • 10.30 - 11.15 Yvonne Adema, Tilburg University (joint paper with Lex Meijdam, Tilburg University and Harrie Verbon, Tilburg University and Netspar)
    Pensions, risks and portfolio choice
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  • Discussant: Zhen Shi, Tilburg University and Netspar
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  • 11.15 - 11.45 Coffee break

    Parallel session macro economics: Location: Room Briljant


    11.45 - 12.30 Jukka Lassila, ETLA (joint paper with Tarmo Valkonen, ETLA)
    Putting a Swedish brake on pension benefits
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  • Discussant: Peter Broer, CPB and Netspar
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  • 12.30 - 13.15 Eytan Sheshinski, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    The desirability of limiting choice
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  • Discussant: Lex Meijdam, Tilburg University and Netspar
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  • Parallel session micro economics: Location Room Diamant 1

    11.45 - 12.30 Daniel Hallberg, IFS
    Economic fluctuations and retirement of older employees
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  • Discussant: Stefan Hochguertel, VU Amsterdam and Netspar
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  • 12.30 - 13.15 Stefan Hochguertel, VU Amsterdam and Netspar
    Early retirement incentives, self-employment, and voluntary unemployment insurance: Evidence from Administrative data
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  • Discussant: Daniel Hallberg, IFS
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  • Parallel session meso economics: Location Room Diamant 3

    11.45 - 12.30 Melissa Porras Prado, Erasmus University Rotterdam (joint paper with Dirk Brounen, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Marno Verbeek, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Netspar)
    Real estate allocation in an ALM framework
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  • Discussant: Carolina Fugazza, CERP
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  • 12.30 - 13.15 Matthijs Streutker, University of Groningen (joint paper with Willem Klein Haneveld, University of Groningen and Maarten van der Vlerk, University of Groningen)
    ALM modelling for Dutch pension funds: Indexation and new regulatory rules
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  • Discussant: Jiajia Cui, Tilburg University
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  • 13.15 - 14.30 Lunch

    Parallel session macro economics: Location Room Briljant

    14.30 - 15.15 Viola Angelini, University of Padua
    Consumption and habit formation when time horizon is finite
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  • Discussant: Martijn van de Ven, CPB and Netspar
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  • 15.15 - 16.00 Jan Bonenkamp, CPB
    Insurance and transfers in Dutch occupational pensions
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  • Discussant: Yvonne Adema, Tilburg University
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  • Parallel session micro economics: Location Room Diamant 1

    14.30 - 15.15 Karl Scholz, University of Wisconsin-Madison (joint paper with Meta Brown, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ananth Seshadri, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
    A new test of educational borrowing constraints
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  • Discussant: Arthur van Soest, RAND, Tilburg University and Netspar
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  • 15.15 - 16.00 Michael Ransom, Brigham Young University (joint paper with David Card, University of California)
    Pension plan characteristics and employee savings: Does labeling matter?
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  • Discussant: Rob Alessie, Utrecht School of Economics and Netspar
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  • 16.00 - 16.45 Arthur van Soest, RAND, Tilburg University and Netspar (joint paper with Pierre-Carl Michaud, RAND)
    How did the elimination of the earnings test above the normal retirement age affect retirement expectations?
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  • Discussant: Michael Ransom, Brigham Young University

    Parallel session meso economics: Location Room Diamant 3

    14.30 - 15.15 Stephen Treanor, Spears School of Business (joint paper with Joel Harper, Spears School of Business)
    Implicit contract modification or wealth expropriation: Evidence from pension terminations and cash balance conversions
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  • Discussant: Frank de Jong, Tilburg University and Netspar
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  • 15.15 - 16.00 Frank de Jong, Tilburg University and Netspar
    Valuation of Pension Liabilities
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  • Discussant: Ed Westerhout, CPB and Netspar
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  • 16.45 - Drinks


    Last update: June 11, 2007