Incentives and Limitations of Employment Policies on Retirement Transitions

Robert L. Clark and Joseph P. Newhouse, Organizers

August 10-11, 2018

Jackson, WY

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, August 9
6:00 pm
Welcome Reception/Dinner, Jackson Lake Lodge (Sunset/Trappers Room)
Friday, August 10
FORMAT: 25 mins author, 15 mins discussant, 20 mins general discussion
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Maria D. Fitzpatrick, Cornell University and NBER

Pension Reform and Return to Work Policies
Discussant: Raimond Maurer, Goethe University Frankfurt
10:00 am
Joseph F. Quinn, Boston College
Kevin Cahill, Boston College
Michael Giandrea, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Transitions From Career Employment Among Public- and Private-Sector Workers
Discussant: Kathleen M. McGarry, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
11:00 am
Break
11:15 am
Melinda S. Morrill, North Carolina State University and NBER
John Westall, North Carolina State University

The Role of Social Security in Retirement Timing: Evidence from a National Sample of Teachers
Discussant: Cory Koedel, University of Missouri
12:15 pm
Lunch (Trappers Room)
1:15 pm
Leslie E. Papke, Michigan State University

Retirement Options and Outcomes for Public Employees (slides)
Discussant: Sita Slavov, George Mason University and NBER
2:15 pm
Robert L. Clark, North Carolina State University and NBER
Robert G. Hammond, University of Alabama
David Vanderweide, North Carolina General Assembly

Navigating Complex Financial Decisions at Retirement: Evidence from Annuity Choices in Public Sector Pensions
Discussant: Jonathan Reuter, Boston College and NBER
3:15 pm
Panel Discussion: Phased Retirement and Return to Work Policies
Chair: Kathleen Christensen, Sloan Foundation

Alan Glickstein, Willis, Towers, Watson
Axel Borsch-Supan, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging and NBER
Robert L. Clark, North Carolina State University and NBER
4:15 pm
Adjourn
5:00 pm
Coach Bus departs Jackson Lake Lodge
6:00 pm
Dinner at Bob Clark's Home
9:00 pm
Coach Bus returns to Jackson Lake Lodge
Saturday, August 11
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
John Hsu, Massachusetts General Hospital
Joseph P. Newhouse, Harvard University and NBER
Lindsay Overhage, Harvard University

Impact of Fiscal Shocks on Retiree Health Plans and Effect on Work and Retirement Decisions (slides)
Discussant: Robin McKnight, Wellesley College and NBER
9:30 am
Norma Coe, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

Impact of Health Plan Reforms in Washington on Retirement Decision
Discussant: Ellen Meara, Harvard University and NBER
10:30 am
Break
10:45 am
Gila Bronshtein, Stanford University
Jason Scott, JS Consulting
John B. Shoven, Stanford University and NBER
Sita Slavov, George Mason University and NBER

The Power of Working Longer
Discussant: Courtney Coile, Wellesley College and NBER
11:45 am
Vanya Horneff, Goethe University Frankfurt
Raimond Maurer, Goethe University Frankfurt
Olivia S. Mitchell, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

How Will Persistent Low Expected Returns Shape Household Behavior?
Discussant: David P. Richardson, TIAA Institute
12:45 pm
Conference Wrap-up
1:00 pm
Adjourn and Lunch (Trappers Room)
5:30 pm
Dinner - Snake River Grill, Jackson, WY (personal transportation)