ESRI International Conference 2016
Aging in Japan: The Impact of the Retirement of Japan’s Baby Boomers
Date: August 2nd, 2016, 9:00-18:00
Venue: Conference room in the ADBI, Tokyo
- 9:00-9:10
- Opening ceremony
- 9:10-10:00
- Special Session
Dr. Jason Furman, the Chairman of the CEA: Demand and Supply: Learning from The United States and Japan
- 9:40-10:00
- Q&A
- 10:00-10:40
- First Session (Chair: Mr. Kenji Umetani)
- 10:00-10:30
- Mr. Hiroshi Tsubouchi, the ESRI: Economic Effects of Retiring Baby Boomers
- 10:30-10:40
- Q&A
- 10:40-11:00
- Coffee break
- 11:00-12:05
- Second Session (Chair: Mr. Kenji Umetani)
Dr. Ayako Kondo: The impact on labor market when Japan's baby boomers retire and need long-term care
Comment: Professor Olivia Mitchell
- 12:05-13:30
- Lunch
- 13:30-14:35
- Third Session (Chair: Professor Anil Kashyap)
Professor Tokuo Iwaisako: Impact of population aging on household savings and portfolio choice in Japan
Comment: Professor James Poterba
- 14:35-14:55
- Coffee break
- 14:55-16:00
- Fourth Session (Chair: Professor Anil Kashyap)
Professor Claudia Goldin: How Japan and the US Can Reduce the Stress of Aging
Comment: Dr. Takayuki Tsuruga, the ESRI
- 16:00-16:20
- Coffee break
- 16:20-18:00
- Fifth Session (Coordinator: Mr. Kenji Umetani)
- Panel Discussion on Aging in Japan:
- Professor Motoshige Ito
- Professor Edward Lazear Presentation Slides(PDF-Format 148 KB)
- Professor James Poterba Presentation Slides(PDF-Format 319 KB)
- Professor Atsushi Seike Presentation Slides(PDF-Format 228 KB)
Each session will have a 10 minutes open floor discussion.
*The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is a part of the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.