The topic of this year's conference is “Pensions in an Ageing Society”. Worldwide, ageing will have a major impact on the economy. Social security and pension systems must be designed to meet changes in the demographic composition of the population. For central banks, ageing of the society...

The conference will cover issues and topics related to time allocation. Papers will be presented that utilize time-use data in: - Investigating the determinants of time allocation by gender, and other demographic and economic characteristics (e.g. by family-type or employment status) - Valuing...

Intra-family aspects are often neglected in the economic literature, although several studies have shown that intra-household distributional effects should not be ignored when evaluating the welfare effects of social and family policies. However some obstacles remain in the theoretical...

Panel 1: What Will the Elderly Need in Retirement? Panel 2: How Do Individuals Plan and Save for Retirement? Panel 3: What Happens When Things Go Wrong? Panel 4: TBD Panel 5: Can People Continue to Work? Panel 6: What are the Risks and Returns of Private Accounts for Social Security? Panel 7:...

This conference will include 164 regular sessions, several poster sessions, two plenary sessions, three debate sessions and a number of additional training sessions or side meetings.<br> In addition, on Tuesday, 19 July, the UNFPA will host a special session tentatively entitled "ICPD Vision: How...

Professor Findlay uses modern methods and models to address important questions of our recent economic history. In particular, he will lecture on: 1. The impact of demographic and monetary shocks, 2. The industrial revolution and its diffusion, 3. The triangular trade, and 4. North-South...

SUGGESTED TOPICS 1. Sustainable Economic Growth for the New Millennium 2. Population, Health, and Sustainable Economic Growth 3. Education, Technology, and Knowledge Economy 4. Environment, Equality, Balanced Development, and Growth

Understand the experiences of men and women across different generations of corporate culture Consider the effect of forthcoming demographic changes on the European workplace Learn how succession planning can be used to ensure that high performing women executives are in the running for top...

The conference theme centers on the reality that investing in women’s status globally is important not only for women themselves but is critical to the economic and social well-being of entire communities, institutions, and nations. For example, improving women’s economic opportunities...

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