Workshop: “The Economics of Old Age”
The 2026/05/13
From 8:30am to 4:00pm
Event details :
As part of the MAKErS Chair “Ageing, Dependency & Inequalities in Europe” led by Mathieu Lefebvre, a workshop on the economics of old age will be held on Wednesday 13 May 2026 in the Council Chamber of the Faculty of Economics and Management in Strasbourg.
Programme
08.30–09.45: Welcome Coffee
09.00–09.45: “The socio-demographic determinants of care for older people with reduced independence”, by Marie-Louise Leroux, UQAM
09.45–10.30: ‘Socio-economic inequalities and pathways to dependency: risk and duration in old age’, by Jérôme Schoenmaeckers, HEC-Liège
10.30–10.45: Coffee break
10.45–11.30: ‘The changing landscape of informal care for dependent parents: Towards a predicted decline?’, by Sergio Perelman, HEC-Liège
11.30–12.15: “The Methuselah Paradox”, by Grégory Ponthière, ENS Rennes
12.15–13.30: Lunch
13.30–14.15: “Health in old age: strengths and weaknesses of the QALY indicator”, by Thibaut Malard, CREM
14.15–15.00: “Old age and capital accumulation: what are the macroeconomic effects?”, by Pierre Pestieau, HEC-Liège
15.00–15.15: Coffee break
15.15–16.00: “Informal care and gender inequalities in Europe”, by Mathieu Lefebvre, BETA
