CEPS-EconPol Europe Lunch Debate

Pension Reform in Europe: Recent Experience and Challenges Ahead

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CEPS, Brussels, Belgium

Ageing populations in European countries are putting pressure on public finances through higher spending on old age benefits and lower tax revenues. Several European countries have conducted pension reforms in recent years aimed at enhancing fiscal sustainability. However, further policy challenges will arise due to the projected demographic changes ahead.

The second joint CEPS and EconPol lunchtime seminar discussed the issue of pension reform from different angles. In particular, it reflected on the experience with recent pension reforms in Europe, their public finance and labor market consequences and intergenerational fairness aspects. Another crucial question the seminar focused on is under which conditions pension reforms may find political support.

You can see the video of the debate here.

Moderator: Cinzia Alcidi (CEPS, Brussels; EconPol Europe)

Panelists:

Per Eckefeldt (European Commission, Brussels)

Tito Boeri (Bocconi University, Milan)

Benjamin Bittschi (IHS, Vienna; EconPol Europe)

Felix Wellschmied (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid; EconPol Europe)

Participation in this event free of charge. A sandwich lunch will be served from 12.30 onwards.

Program

12:30  – 13:15  

Sandwich lunch

13:15 – 13.20    

Introduction and welcome

Cinzia Alcidi  (CEPS. Brussels; EconPol Europe)
     
13:20 – 14:00     

Panel discussion

Per Eckefeldt (European Commission, Brussels)
Tito Boeri (Bocconi University, Milan)        
Benjamin Bittschi (IHS Vienna; EconPol Europe)
Felix Wellschmied (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid; EconPol Europe)

14:00      

Questions and answers

14:30

End

JointLunchDebateProgrammeOct19_2_0.pdf308.73 KB
Paper: Public-sector employment over the life cycle (Felix Wellschmied and Pedro Gomes)1.01 MB
Paper: On the political feasibility of increasing the legal retirement age (Benjamin Bittschi and Berthold U. Wigger)1.06 MB
Presentation: Public-sector employment over the life cycle (Pedro Gomes and Felix Wellschmied)116.83 KB
Presentation: On the Political Feasibility of Increasing the Legal Retirement Age (Benjamin Bittschi and Berthold U. Wigger)336.92 KB
Presentation: Pension Reform in Europe: Recent Experiences and Challenges Ahead (Per Eckefeldt)717.92 KB
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