This seminar will examine the prospects for pension reform and for the welfare of pensioners. It will address the following questions: What role should the state play in supporting the incomes of pensioners? How should retirement ages be chosen? Is there any value in continuing to think in terms of a normal retirement age? Are we saving enough for retirement? What are the prospects in terms of health and disability for the ageing population?
We will draw on the expertise from leading researchers in Europe from North America to help answer these questions. The seminar will be chaired by Frances Cairncross, who is Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council and a senior editor on The Economist.
Speakers
![Richard Blundell](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2024-03/Richard%20Blundell%20Head.jpg?itok=ow7e9OkA)
CPP Co-Director
Richard is Co-Director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP) and Senior Research Fellow at IFS.
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University of Liège
![Tim Besley](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/Tim%20Besley.jpg?itok=3EW68rGC)
Research Associate London School of Economics
Timothy is a Research Associate at the IFS and a Professor of Economics and Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research
![Carl Emmerson](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/Carl_Emmerson.jpg?itok=6jM06LTY)
Deputy Director
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.
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David Wise
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