Historical and social scientific perspectives on Nordic pension reform

Historical and social scientific perspectives on Nordic pension reform

Workshop arranged in collaboration between REASSESS and NordWel.
Tuesday 17 June 2008, Oslo, Munthesgate 31

PROGRAMME
9.15-10.00:

Sverre Myrli: ”Prosessen bak den norske pensjonsreformen:
refleksjoner fra en av aktørene”

10.15-11.15

Joakim Palme: ”Dilemmas of pension reforms: the case of Sweden”
Einar Øverbye: “Pensions can be cut”

11.15-12.30

Daniel Hallberg: Hur påverkar konjunktursvängningar förtida tjänstepensionering?
Klaus Petersen: The “Bastard”. The Danish Efterløn (early retirement benefit scheme) of 1979

12.30-13.30 Lunch

13.30-14.30

Claes Ohlsson: ”En inbyggd konflikt? Den svenska premiepensionens Informationsdilemma”
Alf Erling Risa: “The Norwegian pension reform: Efficiency and distribution
with flexible retirement and pension provision.”

14.45-15.45

Urban Lundberg og Thomas Lindh: Stabilizing the future: predicaments in the future of ageing democracies
Jussi Vauhkonen: In actuary we trust? Making pension policy decisions in a “corporatist model”

Papers of Petersen,  Øverbye and Hallberg on REASSESS web site.