I was very pleased to hear that Professor Chris Phillipson would be one of the keynote speakers at this year's Colloquium of Superannuation Researchers.
Chris will bring a sociological and gerontological perspective to the colloquium that we haven't had before. more
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CEPAR Research: projects, people, presentations and publications
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Visitors
The winter months are always busy for CEPAR on the visitor front. This year is no exception. Here is a quick look at who we will be hosting over the next three months:
- Hanming Fang will visit the UNSW node in his capacity as Scientific Director of the Australia-China Research Hub.
- Chris Phillipson, as well as giving a keynote presentation at the 24th Superannuation Colloquium, will co-host a symposium on Critical Perspectives on Age-Friendly Communities at the IFA 2016 Global conference with CI Kendig and visit the CEPAR ANU node.
- Merril Silverstein will visit the CEPAR ANU researchers at CRAHW to work on a project focused on intergenerational relations as well as a new ARC Discovery Project on Ageing in China and Australia.
- Olivia S. Mitchell will be here in July to deliver a keynote at the Superannuation Colloquium.
Presentations
CEPAR researchers have delivered presentations and attended events locally and internationally. Here is a small selection:
- Dr Elena Capatina, Risk Attitudes, Health Behaviours and Selection in Health Insurance Markets, as part of the CEPAR Pensions and Superannuation Seminar Series.
- Professor John Piggott, Panel: Retirement Incomes, Retirement Outcomes, at the AFR Banking and Wealth Summit.
- Dr Jennifer Alonso Garcia, Optimal Mix between Pay-as-you-go and Funding in a Multi-generational Overlapping Model, and Economic and Demographic Risks for Pay-as you-go Pension Schemes: Defined Benefit versus Defined Contribution, at the Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Actuarial Sciences and Finance Conference.
Publications
New research publications this month include two CEPAR Working Papers:
Journal articles published and accepted this month include:
- A Two Decade Dementia Incidence Comparison from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies I and II by Matthew, F.E., Stephan, B.C.M., Robinson, L., Jagger, C., Barnes, L.E., Arthur, A. and Brayne, C. in Nature Communications.
- Concurrent Lifestyle Risk Factors: Clusters and Determinants in an Australian Sample by Morris, L.J., D'Este, C., Sargent-Cox, K. and Anstey, K.J. in Preventative Medicine.
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Does Where you Live Affect your Likelihood of Cognitive Decline?
As the older population grows in both size and proportion it is important to find out whether the additional years lived are spent with more disease and disability. more
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Expanding ECR Networks
"Research visits allow for a more efficient interchange with the co-authors and ensure that the project is on the right track." said Jennifer Alonso Garcia, who has just returned from a research trip to Europe. more
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2016 Diary
CEPAR Pensions and Superannuation Series
16 May 12-1pm
An Analysis of the Australian Social Security System using a Life-Cycle Model of Labor Supply with Asset Accumulation and Human Capital by Fedor Iskhakov, CEPAR
30 May 12-1pm
Financial Advice about Superannuation and Pension Products: Recent Regulatory Developments in Australia and the United States by Pamela Hanrahan, UNSW
The International Federation on Ageing 2016 Global Conference
Brisbane, 21-23 June
Disasters in an Ageing World
24th Colloquium of Superannuation Researchers
Sydney, 4-5 July
Registration Now Open
Alzheimers' Association International Conference
Toronto, 24-28 July
15th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing
Canberra, 31 Oct - 1 Nov
Hosted by the Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing (CRAHW)
49th Australian Association of Gerontology Conference
Canberra, 2-4 November
Capitalising on the Ageing Dividend: Re-imagining our Future
2016 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting
New Orleans, 16-20 November
New Lens on Ageing
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