Fiscal policy and ageing (EN)
Workshop
Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Otto-Wagner-Platz 3
1090 Vienna, Austria
The small, high-level workshop will explore the long-run fiscal challenges in an ageing society by focusing on the influence of demography on potential growth and fiscal development issues. International high-level representatives from various institutions (i.e. universities, the ECB, the European Commission, national fiscal councils) are going to participate.
Program and presentations
Opening remarks: Bernhard Felderer, Austrian Fiscal Advisory Council
SESSION I:
Fiscal challenges and sustainability in an ageing society
Chair: Bernhard Felderer, Austrian Fiscal Advisory Council
Keynote Speaker:
David Bloom, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Long-run economic perspectives of an ageing society
Papers:
Stéphanie Pamies Sumner, European Commission, Belgium
Assessing long−term fiscal challenges in uncertain times
Carolin Nerlich, European Central Bank, Germany
The macroeconomic effects of pension reforms
Discussant:
Alexia Fürnkranz−Prskawetz, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
SESSION II:
Public spending on long term care and health
Chair: Gottfried Haber, Austrian Fiscal Advisory Council
Keynote Speaker:
Jim Ebdon, Office for Budget Responsibility, United Kingdom
Fiscal sustainability and public spending on health
Papers:
Santiago A. Calvo Ramos, European Commission, Belgium
Policy challenges and reform options for health systems in the EU
Philip Schuster, Office of the Austrian Fiscal Advisory Council
Fiscal challenges for the long−term care system in Austria
Discussant:
Chris James, Organisation for Economic Co−operation and Development, France
SESSION III:
Pensions reforms in advanced countries: reasons and implications
Chair: Markus Marterbauer, Austrian Fiscal Advisory Council
Keynote Speaker:
Roel Beetsma, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
What drives pension reform measures in the OECD?
Papers:
Rafael Doménech, University of Valencia and BBVA Research, Spain
Pensions, economic growth and welfare in advanced economies
Soren Arnberg, Danish Ministry of Finance, Denmark
Indexation of statutory pension age, pension wealth and retirement
Discussant:
Markus Knell, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Austria
