The 2020 Pension Research Council/Boettner Center Online Symposium on Managing Longevity Risk: New Roles for Public/Private Engagement discussed what rising longevity means for our future, how people perceive longevity risk, and the economics and psychology of working longer. Our May 7, 2020 Wharton online conference was by invitation only.
Please find the conference speakers’ bios here.
Conference Agenda
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Introductory Remarks: Olivia S. Mitchell, The Wharton School
11:55 a.m. ET
Session I. What Longevity Means for our Future: Issues & Challenges
Moderator: Surya Kolluri, Bank of America
12:00-1:15 p.m. ET
- Tim Driver and Amanda Henshon, The Age Friendly Foundation: “Working Longer Solves (Almost) Everything: The Correlation Between Employment, Social Engagement, and Longevity” (paper available here)
- Doug Wolf, Syracuse, “Disability-Free Life Trends at Older Ages: Implications for Longevity Risk Management” (paper available here)
- Kathleen McGarry, UCLA, “Perceptions of Mortality: Individual Assessments of Longevity Risk” (paper available here)
- Nora Super, Arielle Burstein, Jason Davis, and Caroline Servat, Milken Institute: “Innovative Strategies to Finance and Deliver Long-term Care” (paper available here)
Session II. Filling the Gaps
Moderator: Olivia S. Mitchell, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
1:30-2:45 p.m. ET
- Maria Fitzpatrick, Cornell, “Does Working Longer Enhance Old Age?” (paper available here)
- Nancy Hodgson, UPenn Nursing, “Aging in Place: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships” (paper available here)
- Adelina Comas-Herrera, London School of Economics, “Building on Hope or Tackling Fear? Policy Responses to the Growing Costs of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias” (paper available here)
- Dozene Guishard and William J. Dionne, Carter Burden Center, “Public/Private Partnerships Extend Community-based Organization’s Longevity” (paper available here)
Session III. Implications for the Financial Sector and Policymakers
Moderator: Surya Kolluri, Bank of America
3:00-4:15 p.m. ET
- Alicia Munnell, Wenliang Hou, and Abigail Walters, Boston College: “Property Tax Deferral: Can a Public-Private Partnership Help Provide Lifetime Income?” (paper available here)
- Chris Mayer, Columbia, and Stephanie Moulton, Ohio State University: “The Market for Reverse Mortgages Among Older Americans” (paper available here)
- John Kiff: “New Financial Instruments for Managing Longevity Risk” (paper available here)
- Richard Fullmer, Nuova Longevità Research, and Jonathan Forman, OU College of Law: “State-sponsored Pensions for Private Sector Workers: The Case for Pooled Annuities and Tontines” (paper available here)
Closing remarks: Surya Kolluri, Bank of America, and Olivia S. Mitchell, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
4:15 p.m. ET