The second annual conference organized by the Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging, took place in Schwetzingen on November 14th, 2003. "Perspectives on population aging" Schloss Schwetzingen 14. November 2003 Agenda and Presentations 10.30 - 11.20 Prof. Konrad Stahl, Ph. D., Dekan der Fakultät für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität Mannheim Dr. Joachim Lemppenau, Vorsitzender des Ausschusses Volkswirtschaft, Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft, Prof. Axel Börsch – Supan, Ph.D., Direktor, MEA 11.20 - 12.10 Broken Limits to Life Expectancy Prof. Dr. James W. Vaupel, Direktor, Max Planck Institut für Demographische Forschung, Rostock Ein Zeitschriftenartikel steht auf der Homepage des Redners zur Verfügung. 12.10 - 13.00 Prof. Dr. Christoph Buchheim, Universität Mannheim 13.00 - 15.00 Mittagspause / lunch break 15.00 - 15.50 Modeling the Impact of Disability Insurance Prof. John Rust, Ph.D., University of Maryland and NBER - How Large Are the Classification Errors in the Social Security Disability Award Process? - - An Empirical Analysis of the Social Security Disability Application, Appeal, and Award Processy 15.50 - 16.20 Kaffeepause / coffee break 16.20 - 17.50 Forschungsprojekte des MEA / Current research Pension Reforms and Retirement Behaviour in Germany – What Will Change? Barbara Berkel, MEA Capital Markets and Demographic Change – Will We Face the Doom of Funded Pension Plans in 2030? Mathias Sommer, MEA Consumption Demand Changes in an Aging Economy Melanie Lührmann, MEA New Data on Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe – First Results Dr. Karsten Hank, MEA