Pension Day 2026 – call for papers

CALL FOR PAPERS – NETSPAR PENSION DAY, November 19, 2026

in the city of Utrecht (The Netherlands)

DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION: September 28, 2026

Netspar is pleased to announce the next Netspar Pension Day, which will take place on Thursday, November 19, 2026 in the ‘Jaarbeurs’ building in Utrecht, next to Utrecht central railway station.
We invite contributions from all areas of Netspar’s 2023-2027 Knowledge Agenda.

Topics of interest related to pensions, aging, and retirement include, but are not limited to:

• Well-being and welfare of older age groups
• Savings and insurance
• Inequality and poverty
• Optimal (sustainable) investments for pension funds
• Measurement/management of investment risks (e.g., inflation, interest, climate)
• Communication surrounding retirement and old age
• Household decision-making related to pensions and retirement
• Financial advice, fintech, privacy, ethical considerations
• Labor market participation/performance of older age groups
• Housing and healthcare of the elderly
• Institutions, governance, and solidarity
• Issues surrounding the transition to the new Dutch pension system

We invite researchers to submit their paper (or extended abstract) by September 28, 2026 at the latest. Please fill in the register tab, if you choose “submitter” you can upload your paper.
Researchers that plan to submit a paper for the pension day on November 19.  are encouraged to submit an abstract for that paper no later than July 15th. Submission of a full paper can be postponed until September 28.

Not only senior researchers, but particularly also junior researchers are very welcome to submit their work. We will try to find appropriate discussants for all accepted papers, which means that you will be requested to send us a full paper by Thursday, September 28, giving your discussant enough time to prepare.

The feedback on previous Netspar Pension Days has shown that the comments of discussants are very valuable to presenters, so we would highly appreciate if you could indicate your willingness to act as a discussant (even if you do not submit a paper).