NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Demography and the Economy

John Shoven, Organizer

April 11-12, 2008

Villagio Inn and Spa

Cypress Room

6481 Washington Street

Yountville, CA

PROGRAM

THURSDAY, APRIL 10:
7:00 pm	Welcome Reception and Group Dinner
	Conference Center Patio and Cypress Room
FRIDAY, APRIL 11:
8:30 am	Continental Breakfast – Cypress Room
9:00 am	SAM PRESTON, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
	CAROLINE STEN, University of Pennsylvania
	The Future of American Fertility
	Discussant: GOPI SHAH GODA, Harvard University
10:15 am	Break
10:30 am	LARRY JONES, University of Minnesota and NBER
	ALICE SCHOONBROODT, Southampton University
	MICHELE TERTILT, Stanford University and NBER
	Fertility and Income in the Cross Section: Evidence and Theory
	Discussant: AMALIA MILLER, University of Virginia
11:45 am	Lunch – Conference Center Patio
1:15 pm	ADAM ISEN and BETSEY STEVENSON, University of Pennsylvania
	Women’s Education and Family Behavior: Trends in Marriage, Divorce and Fertility
	Discussant: ENRICO MORETTI, UC, Berkeley and NBER
2:30 pm	GOPI SHAH GODA, Harvard University
	JOHN SHOVEN, Stanford University and NBER
	Adjusting Government Policies for Age Inflation
	Discussant: WARREN SANDERSON, SUNY Stony Brook
3:45 pm	Break
4:00 pm	AXEL BOERSCH SUPAN, University of Mannheim and NBER
	ALEXANDER LUDWIG, University of Mannheim
	Old Europe Ages. Can it Still Prosper?
	Discussant: ALAN AUERBACH, UC, Berkeley and NBER
5:15 pm	Adjourn
6:30 pm	Reception and Dinner
	Conference Center Patio and Bella Donna Room
SATURDAY, APRIL 12:
7:45 am	Continental Breakfast – Cypress Room
8:15 am	SHRIPAD TULJAPURKAR, Stanford University
	The Final Inequality: Changes in the Variance in Age at Death over Time
	Discussant: VICTOR FUCHS, Stanford University and NBER
9:30 am	JAMES POTERBA, MIT and NBER
	STEVEN VENTI, Dartmouth College and NBER
	DAVID WISE, Harvard University and NBER
	Demographic Trends, Housing Equity, and the Financial Security of Future Retirees
	Discussant: THOMAS DAVIDOFF, UC, Berkeley
10:45 am	Break
11:00 am	SYLVESTER SCHIEBER, Social Security Advisory Board
	Richer or Poorer When Death Do Us Part?
	Discussant: STEVEN VENTI, Dartmouth College and NBER
12:15 pm	Lunch – Conference Center Patio
1:30 pm	ORAZIO ATTANASIO, University College London and NBER
	SAGIRI KITAO, University of Southern California
	GIANLUCA VIOLANTE, New York University and NBER
	Financing Medicare: A General Equilibrium Analysis
	Discussant: MOSHE BUSHINSKY, UC, Los Angeles and NBER
2:45 pm	FRANCESCO BILLARI and GUIDO TABELLINI, Universita' Bocconi
	Italians are Late: Does it Matter?
	Discussant: LUIGI PISTAFERRI, Stanford University
4:00 pm	Adjourn
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