Director's Message

September saw the launch of the UNSW APRU Research Hub in Population Ageing, a milestone in getting better communication, coordination and collaboration around population ageing research focused on the Asia Pacific. UNSW recently joined APRU, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, and this is the university’s first major initiative under the APRU umbrella. more

CEPAR Research: projects, people, presentations and publications

CEPAR People

Associate Investigator Elisabetta Magnani
Associate Professor Elisabetta Magnani, an economist with the UNSW Australia Business School, opened the first plenary session of the APRU Ageing in the Asia-Pacific Research Symposium.
An Associate Investigator with CEPAR, Elisabetta is examining an exigent aspect of population ageing - labour market development for ageing workforces.

“Workforce ageing will become more of a frontline issue
over the next few years with greater emphasis on retention and participation of older people in the labour force,”
she says. more

Presentations

Chief Investigator Alan Woodland presented on Population Ageing, Education and Skill Premium in International Trade at the European Trade Study Group (ETSG) 2015 Conference in Paris on 19 September.

He then joined Rafal Chomik and George Kudrna for presentations at the CEPAR/CESifo Workshops: Pension Taxation, Population Ageing, and Globalisation (Part 2, Munich) in September, where Associate Investigator Hazel Bateman chaired a roundtable to discuss Where from here?

Chief Investigator Michael Sherris gave a presentation in September to the Actuaries Institute NSW on Product Pricing and Solvency Capital Requirements for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Publications

Multidimensional Endogenous Gridpoint Method: Solving Triangular Dynamic Stochastic Optimization Problems Without Root-finding Operations Iskhakov, F. Economics Letters Vol 135, Pages 72–76

Mortgage Equity Withdrawal and Institutional Settings: An Exploratory Analysis of Six Countries Haffner, M., Ong, R. and Wood, G. International Journal of Housing Policy Vol 15

What is the optimal system for funding retirement? in BusinessThink September 2015 featured an interview with researcher Jessica Loke, co-author with Cagri Kumru and John Piggott of a CEPAR Working Paper on different retirement options. BusinessThink is UNSW’s free online business publication and a platform for business findings, analysis and opinion. It translates ground breaking research from top business thinkers into business insights.

News

New Research Hub
A new Asia Pacific-wide Research Hub has been established at the University of New South Wales, providing a regional forum for research collaboration on population ageing more

New Research Fellow
From Colombia via Cass Business School, City University London, Andres Villegas Ramirez has joined CEPAR to work with Professor Michael Sherris and his team. more

Employment @CEPAR
Applications are open until 6 November 2015 for a Senior Research Associate: research covers advanced risk modelling for longevity and health risk with applications to individual savings and retirement decision making. more

Events

2015 Diary

2015 Pensions and Superannuation Series

19 October 12 - 1pm
Population Ageing in Asia: Dependency Metrics for Policy by Rafal Chomik

26 October 12 - 1pm
What’s the real cost of running and managing a SMSF? by Adrian Raftery, Deakin Business School

2 November 12 - 1pm
A comparative study of two population models for the assessment of basis risk in longevity hedges by Andres Villegas

Australia-China International Aged Care Summit
16 - 17 November 2015
Austrade will host a dedicated Aged Care Trade Mission to China to learn about aged care and health industries, showcase Australian capabilities, and meet potential customers and collaborators. more

ASSA 2015 Symposium
Tuesday 17 November
Social Insurance for the 21st Century? Exploring pathways for a sustainable, equitable and effective welfare system
Shine Dome, Canberra, ACT. more

ERA 2015 Conference
Melbourne 7 - 8 December
The theme is 'Bringing Research to Life' more

Retirement Incomes Workshop
Sydney 9 December 2015
Macroeconomist Prof Ayse
Imrohoroglu, visiting from USC Marshall, will present her work on Retirement Income Modelling at a CEPAR workshop.

For 2016:
Abstracts are due 5 November for The International Federation on Ageing’s 2016 global conference Brisbane 21-23 June

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