Pensions
The New Old World: Pension Reform - Experiences from Abroad
Research Report
December 2003
Brickfield Conference Center
AARP Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
With decreasing working-age populations supporting a rising number of retirees in many countries, governments have had to implement reforms in order to sustain public pension schemes. In Europe, the working age population is estimated to fall by 40 million, or 18 % by 2050, and by 2015, over a quarter of Japan’s population will be over 65 - a higher proportion than any other country.
The United States has a unique window of opportunity to learn from reforms in other countries. This program will provide an overview of the reforms to public pensions and will discuss whether these reforms are both working and sufficient, what reforms might be relevant to the United States, and the potential pitfalls of implementing these reforms in the U.S.
Program/Speakers
Dr. Theresa Ghilarducci
Associate Professor of Economics
University of Notre Dame
Mr. Dalmer Hoskins
Secretary General
International Social Security Association
Mr. Leon Potgeiter, F.I.A.
Managing Principal
Global Consulting Group
Towers Perrin
Mr. Robert Pozen
Secretary
Economic Affairs
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Moderated by:
Mr. Lionel Barber
U.S. Editor
Financial Times
Resources
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Project on America and the Global Economy
University of Notre Dame Economics and Policy Studies
International Social Security Association