Addressing Population Aging: Institutional and Public Policy Innovation
Event Information
Description
The conference will discuss institutional and policy innovations to address population aging, including social security policies, labor market policies and wealth management, among others, with the aim of strengthening academic and policy links. The conference organizers now solicit contributions from scholars. The main topics of interest are (including but not limited to) as follows:
Co-hosts：
School of Entrepreneurship and Management, ShanghaiTech University;
Center for Employment and Social Security, Fudan University;
The ARC Centre for Excellence in Population Ageing Research, University of New South Wales, Australia
Organizers：
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Hanming Fang ，University of Pennsylvania、ShanghaiTech University
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John Piggott，University of New South Wales, Australia
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Zhigang Yuan ，Fudan University
Speakers and Guests：
(Surname in alphabetical order):
Hazel Bateman, University of New South Wales
Xi Chen, Yale University
Yi Chen, Jinan University
Robert Clark, North Carolina State Universityand NBER
Hanming Fang, ShanghaiTech University, University of Pennsylvania, and the National Bureau of Economic Research
Jing Feng, Fudan University
Joelle FONG, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Bei Lu, Australia-China Population Ageing Research Hub, University of New South Wales
Youji Lv, Peking University
Olivia S. Mitchell, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and the National Bureau of Economic Research
Mike Orszag, Willis Towers Watson
John Piggott, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, University of New South Wales
James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; President of the National Bureau of Economic Research
Hong Song, Fudan University
Liu Tian, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Dewen Wang, World Bank
Feng Wang,UC Irvine
Xinmei Wang, The Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Hong Xu, Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau
Zhigang Yuan, Fudan University
Yaohui Zhao, Peking University
Renyao Zhong, Eastern China Normal University
Qing Zhao, Social Security Studies Center, Wuhan University
Bingwen Zheng, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences(CASS)
Conference Program：
June 27, 2018 8:00-8:30 Registration
June 27, 2018 8:30-17:00 Meeting
June 28, 2018 8:30-12:00 Meeting
Conference Program (English)
International Conference on
"Addressing Population Aging: Institutional and Public Policy Innovation"
School of Entrepreneurship and Management, ShanghaiTech University
Employment and Social Security Research Center, Fudan University
Australia-China Population Aging Research Center, University of New South Wales, Australia
June 27-28, 2018
ShanghaiTech University
Co-Organizers:
Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania and ShanghaiTech University
John Piggott, University of New South Wales
Zhigang Yuan, Fudan University
Chair: Hanming Fang
June 27, 2018
8:00-8:30am Arrival and Registration; Coffee/Tea/Snack
8:30-8:45am Welcome
Financial Innovation and Financial Behavior (30 Min Each)
8:45-9:15am Optimal Social Security Claiming Behavior under Lump Sum Incentives: Theory and Evidence
Raimond Maurer (Goethe University Frankfurt), Olivia S. Mitchell (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania), Ralph Rogalla (St. John’s University), and Tatjana Schimetschek (Goethe University Frankfurt)
9:15am-9:45am The Role of Home Equity for Retirement Financial Planning in China
Hazel Bateman (UNSW, Australia), Hanming Fang (University of Pennsylvania and ShanghaiTech University), Katja Hanewald (UNSW) and Shang Wu (UNSW)
9:45-10:15am Reforming China’s Pension System
Yaohui Zhao (Peking University)
10:15am-10:30am Tea/Coffee Break
Intergenerational Interactions (30 Min Each)
10:30am-11:00am Grandfathers and Grandsons: China’s New Rural Pension Scheme and Child Health
Xi Chen (Yale University), Jinyang Yang (Virginia Tech University)
11:00-11:30am The Long-Run Consequence of China's Family Planning Policy on the Quality of Life in Old Age
Yi Chen (Jinan University) and Hanming Fang (University of Pennsylvania and ShanghaiTech University)
11:30am-12Noon Retirement Effect on Health Status and Health Behaviors in Urban China
Jin Feng (Fudan University), Qin Li (South China Agricultural University), James P. Smith (RAND Corporation)
12 Noon – 1:30pm Lunch
Multi-Pillar Pension System (30 Min Each)
1:30pm-2:00pm Determinants of Second Pillar Pension Reforms: Economic Crisis and Globalization
Joelle FONG (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore)
2:00pm-2:30pm The Price China Pays for Building Multi-Pillar Pensions
Xinmei Wang (The Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) and Jing Xu (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
2:30pm-3:00pm Missing Social Security Contributions: Does the Corporate Income Tax Rate Matter?
Xiaoyue Li (University of New Mexico), Liu Tian and Jing Xu (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
3:00pm-3:30pm Tea/Coffee Break
3:30pm-5:00pm Policy Panel: Long-Term Care and Long-Term Care Insurance (Surname in Alphabetical Order)
Each panel member will present for 15 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A and discussions
Chair: John Piggott (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Long term care in China: diagnosing the real demand, designing proactive policies, and responding to existing challenges
Bei Lu (CEPAR, University of New South Wales)
Exploration and practice of long-term care insurance pilot in Shanghai
Hong Xu (Shanghai Municipal Department of Human Resources and Social Security)
Targeting Long-Term Care Services for the Chinese Elderly
Qing Zhao (Social Security Studies Center, Wuhan University), Zhen Li (Renmin University of China)
Basic characteristics and reform path of social long term care insurance system in Shanghai
Renyao Zhong (Eastern China Normal University)
6pm-8pm Conference Dinner (by invitation only)
June 28, 2018
8:00-8:30am Arrival and Registration
Impact of Population Aging (30 min each)
8:30-9:00am Population Aging and Macro Economy
James Poterba (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
9:00-9:30am “Growing Pains” in Chinese Social Security System
Hanming Fang (University of Pennsylvania and ShanghaiTech University) and Yi Zhang (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
9:30-10:00am Does expected replacement rate at retirement affect the consumption of the unretired? Evidence from China
Wei Zheng (Peking University), Youji Lv (Peking University), Ruo Jia (Peking University)
10:00am-10:30am Coffee/Tea Break
10:30-12 Noon Policy Panel: Social Security Reform (Surname in Alphabetical Order)
Each panel member will present for 15 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A and discussions
Panel Chair: Robert Clark (North Carolina State University and NBER)
Dewen Wang Actuarial balancing and China’s pension reform (World Bank)
Feng Wang Fiscal Implications of Population Aging and Welfare Expansion in China (UC Irvine)
Zhigang Yuan Chinese Population Aging and Financial Transformation (Fudan University)
Bingwen Zheng The Status and Issues of the Internet Economy Employment Group Participating Social Insurance in China. (Director, CASS Center for International Social Security Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
12 Noon, Lunch
Campus Maps：
Contact Us：
- Conference Coordination：Shuyan Zhou 86-21-20685457
- Traffic Information: Yujie Tang 86-21-20685455
- Hotel Information: Yamei Sun 86-21-20685456
- Technical Support：Zijian Tan 86-21-20684778
Hotel information：
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JINJIANG INN 锦江之星（华佗路店）
Tel：86-21-61639688
- ZTE Hotel (中兴和泰酒店)
- Mercure Shanghai Zhangjiang (张江美居酒店)
Tel：86-21-61651111
- Parkyard Hotel (博雅酒店)
Tel：86-21-61621168
- Kerry Hotel Pudong Shanghai (上海浦东嘉里大酒店)
Tel：86-21-61698888
- Blue Horizon International Hotel (上海蓝海博龙国际大酒店)
Tel：86-21-51015566
