Informations about 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
<link>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.