06.12.2002
MEA Workshop "Population Aging and International Capital Markets"
The Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging – short: mea – is organizing a Workshop on „Population Aging and International Capital Markets“. The workshop will take place at the University of Mannheim on December 6 and 7, 2002. The workshop is part of a research project at MEA that analyzes the linkage between demographic change and international capital flows, taking account of capital market imperfections and the design and reform of social security systems. This project is now in its third year. If you need further information or if you have any questions please contact: Melanie Lührmann MEA, Universität Mannheim building L 13, 17 phone +49 621 181-1864 fax +49 621 181-1863 luehrmann@mea.uni-mannheim.de Programm Workshop on Population Aging and International Capital Markets Friday, December 6, 2002 9.00 - 9.10 Welcome address by Axel Börsch-Supan 9.10 - 10.00 A Demographic Contribution To The Feldstein-Horioka Theorem Michael Moore, Queen’s University Belfast Discussant: Melanie Lührmann, MEA, University of Mannheim 10.00 - 10.50 Saving, Investment and the Net Foreign Asset Position Mathias Hoffmann, University of Cologne Discussant: Michel Juillard, CEPREMAP, Paris 10.50 - 11.20 Coffee break 11.20 - 12.10 The Impact of Bequest Motives on the Saving Behavior of the Aged in Japan Charles Horioka, Osaka University Discussant: Axel Börsch-Supan, MEA, University of Mannheim 12.10 - 13.30 Lunch break 13.30 - 14.20 Constraints, Preferences and the Resolution of Uncertainty Alan Auerbach, UC Berkeley Discussant: Joachim Winter, MEA, University of Mannheim 14.20 - 15.10 Aging, Immigration and International Capital Flows: Projections for Japan Robert Dekle, University of Southern California Discussant: Landis McKellar, IIASA, Laxenburg 15.10 - 15.40 Coffee break 15.40 - 16.30 The Equity Premium and the Baby Boom Robin Brooks, IMF Discussant: Thijs Knaap, OCFEB 16.30 - 17.20 Ageing, Interest Scenarios and the Current Account: Simulations for the Netherlands Leon Bettendorf, OCFEB Discussant: Alexander Ludwig, MEA, University of Mannheim 17.20 - 18.10 Macroeconomic Consequences of Pension Reforms in Europe: An Investigation with the INGENUE World Model Michel Juillard, CEPREMAP, Paris Discussant: Hans Fehr, University of Würzburg 19.30 Departure from the hotel to the conference dinner at the restaurant "Goldener Ochse", Mannheim Saturday, December 7, 2002 9.30 - 10.20 The Implications of Aging on the Balance of Payments between North and South Barry Eichengreen, UC Berkeley Discussant: Michael Moore, Queen’s University Belfast 10.20 - 10.40 Coffee break 10.40 - 11.30 Home Bias and the Structure of International and Regional Business Cycles Mathias Hoffmann, University of Dortmund Discussant: Peter Broer, CPB Netherlands 11.30 - 11.45 Coffee break 11.45 - 12.35 The Role of Demographic Change in Explaining International Capital Flows Melanie Lührmann, MEA, University of Mannheim Discussant: Robin Brooks, IMF 12.35 - 13.25 Capital Flows Ayse Imrohoroglu, University of Southern California Discussant: Barbara Berkel, MEA, University of Mannheim 13.30 Lunch break 15.00 Departure from the hotel for trip to Heidelberg The workshop will take place in the department of economics in Building L 7, 3-5. The meeting room will be on the 4th floor in rooms 457/458.
