7th International Pension Research Association (IPRA) Conference
Date: 23 & 24 June 2022 

The International Pension Research Association (IPRA) conference will take place in June 2022 at the OECD in Paris/France, and ONLINE.

This is an IPRA Members and by invitation conference. If you have any enquiries, please contact us.

View the online program here.

Some of the topics for discussion include:

  • RE-EVALUATING THE THREE PILLARS
  • ADDRESSING GAPS IN PENSION COVERAGE
  • PENSION RISKS

Confirmed speakers include:

  • Pablo Antolin (OECD, France)
  • Hazel Bateman (CEPAR, UNSW Sydney, Australia)
  • Anne Balter (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)
  • Axel Borsch-Supan (Munich Centre for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max-Planck-Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Germany) 
  • Marie Briere (Amundi, Paris-Dauphine University, France)  
  • Andrew Cairns (Herriot Watt University, UK)
  • Agnieszka Chlon-Dominczak (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland)
  • Anita Margrethe Halvorssen (Global Legal Solutions, LLC, USA)
  • Flore-Anne Messy (IOPS, OECD) 
  • Robert Palacios (The World Bank)
  • John Piggott (CEPAR, UNSW Sydney, Australia)
  • Jonathan Reuter (Boston College, USA)
  • Will Sandbrook (NEST, UK)

VIDEO RECORDINGS

Video Recording of Session 1:

 

WELCOME REMARKS
00:04 Hazel Bateman, President, International Pension Research Association, Deputy Director, CEPAR, UNSW Sydney
1:32 Flore-Anne Messy, Secretary General of the IOPS and Head of the Consumer Finance, Insurance and Pension OECD Division



SESSION 1: RE-EVALUATING THE THREE PILLARS
7:00 Chair: Pablo Antolin (OECD)
10:28 Has the Old Age Crisis been Averted? - Robert Palacios (The World Bank)
34:07 The Implications of 'Averting the Old-Age Crisis' for Pension Systems in Central and Eastern Europe and What the Future Holds - Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland)
51:22 Shaping Retirement Incomes: The Next 30 Years - John Piggott (CEPAR, UNSW Sydney, Australia)


 

 

Video Recording of Keynote Session:

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
00:04 Chair: Mike Orszag (WTW)
00:19 The Multifaceted Effects of the Pandemic and Lockdown Measures on EU Citizens: Impact on Pensions - Axel Borsch-Supan (Munich Centre for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max-Planck-Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Germany)


Video Recording of Session 2:

SESSION 2: ADDRESSING GAPS IN PENSION COVERAGE 
00:03 Chair: Hazel Bateman (CEPAR, UNSW Sydney)
1:04 Auto-Enrollment Retirement Plans for the People: Choices and Outcomes in OregonSaves Jonathan Reuter (Boston College, USA)
20:51 Choice Overload? Participation and Asset Allocation in French Employer-Sponsored Saving Plans Marie Brière (Amundi Institute, Paris-Dauphine University, France)
39:21 Addressing Gaps in Pension Coverage – Evidence from the UK’s Auto Enrolment Programme Will Sandbrook (Nest Insight, UK)


Video recording of Session 3:

SESSION 3: PENSION RISKS
00:03 Chair: John Piggott (CEPAR, UNSW Sydney)
00:44 The Impact of COVID-19 on Higher-Age Mortality - Andrew Cairns (Herriot Watt University, UK)
21:53 Macro Longevity Risk and the Choice between Annuity Products: Evidence from Denmark - Anne Balter (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)
40:46 How the Norwegian SWF Balances Ethics, ESG Risks, and Returns: Can this Approach Work for Other Institutional Investors? - Anita Margrethe Halvorssen (Global Legal Solutions, LLC, USA)

CLOSING REMARKS
58:42 Pablo Antolin, Principal Economist and Head of the Private Pensions Unit, Deputy Head Consumer Finance, Insurance, Pensions (CFIP) Division, OECD
1:01:01 Dariusz Stanko, Head of the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) Secretariat

 

Program 

Thursday 23 June 2022

Time zone in Paris, France (GMT+2)

From 12.00 Registration opens

13.20-13.30

WELCOME REMARKS

Hazel Bateman, President, International Pension Research Association, Deputy Director, CEPAR, UNSW Sydney

Flore-Anne Messy, Secretary General of the IOPS and Head of the Consumer Finance, Insurance and Pension OECD Division 

 

13.30-15.00

SESSION 1: RE-EVALUATING THE THREE PILLARS

Chair: Pablo Antolin (OECD)

13.30-13.50

Has the Old Age Crisis been Averted?

Robert Palacios (The World Bank)

» VIEW/DOWNLOAD SLIDES «

 

13.50-14.10

The Implications of 'Averting the Old-Age Crisis' for Pension Systems in Central and Eastern Europe and What the Future Holds

Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland)

» VIEW/DOWNLOAD SLIDES «

14.10-14.30

Shaping Retirement Incomes: The Next 30 Years

John Piggott (CEPAR, UNSW Sydney, Australia)

» VIEW/DOWNLOAD SLIDES «

14.30-15.00 Combined Q&A Discussion for Session 1

15.00-15.30

Afternoon Tea Break

15.30-16.30

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Chair: Mike Orszag (WTW)

15.30-16.15

The Multifaceted Effects of the Pandemic and Lockdown Measures on EU Citizens: Impact on Pensions

Axel Borsch-Supan (Munich Centre for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max-Planck-Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Germany)

» VIEW/DOWNLOAD SLIDES «

16.15-16.30 Q&A Discussion for keynote session
16.30-17.00

IPRA Q&A

Hazel Bateman, President, International Pension Research Association, Deputy Director, CEPAR, UNSW Sydney

» VIEW/DOWNLOAD SLIDES «

17.00-18.00

Reception

Friday 24 June 2022

Time zone in Paris, France (GMT+2)

8.40-9.00 Welcome Tea 

9.00-9.05

WELCOME REMARKS

Hazel Bateman, President, International Pension Research Association, Deputy Director, CEPAR, UNSW Sydney

9.05-10.35

SESSION 2: ADDRESSING GAPS IN PENSION COVERAGE

Chair: Hazel Bateman (CEPAR, UNSW Sydney)

9.05-9.25

Auto-Enrollment Retirement Plans for the People: Choices and Outcomes in OregonSaves

Jonathan Reuter (Boston College, USA)

» VIEW/DOWNLOAD SLIDES «

9.25-9.45

Choice Overload? Participation and Asset Allocation in French Employer-Sponsored Saving Plans

Marie Brière (Amundi Institute, Paris-Dauphine University, France)  

» VIEW/DOWNLOAD SLIDES «

9.45-10.05

Addressing Gaps in Pension Coverage – Evidence from the UK’s Auto Enrolment Programme

Will Sandbrook (Nest Insight, UK)

» VIEW/DOWNLOAD SLIDES «

10.05-10.35 Combined Q&A Discussion for Session 2
10.35-11.00 Morning Tea Break

11.00-12.30

SESSION 3: PENSION RISKS

Chair: John Piggott (CEPAR, UNSW Sydney)

11.00-11.20

The Impact of COVID-19 on Higher-Age Mortality

Andrew Cairns (Herriot Watt University, UK)

» VIEW/DOWNLOAD SLIDES «

11.20-11.40

Macro Longevity Risk and the Choice between Annuity Products: Evidence from Denmark

Anne Balter (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)

» VIEW/DOWNLOAD SLIDES «

11.40-12.00

How the Norwegian SWF Balances Ethics, ESG Risks, and Returns: Can this Approach Work for Other Institutional Investors?

Anita Margrethe Halvorssen (Global Legal Solutions, LLC, USA)

» VIEW/DOWNLOAD SLIDES «

12.00-12.30 Combined Q&A Discussion for Session 3

12.30-12.45

 

CLOSING REMARKS

Dariusz Stanko, Head of the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) Secretariat

Pablo Antolin, Principal Economist and Head of the Private Pensions Unit, Deputy Head Consumer Finance, Insurance, Pensions (CFIP) Division, OECD


 

Supported by

IPRA

Date: 
Thursday, June 23, 2022 - 09:00
End date: 
Friday, June 24, 2022 - 13:00
Location: 
OECD and Online