BeMW 2026

Thursday 04 June

12:00 – 12:45 - Lunch

12:45 – 14:15 Session 1
Lukas Mahler, KU Leuven:
Health, Longevity, and Retirement Dynamics: Implications for Social Security Progressivity

Gualtiero Azzalini, Stockholm School of Economics:
Health shocks, wealth accumulation, and portfolio choices

14:15 – 14:45 Break

14:45 – 16:15 Session 2
Jeanne Commault, Sciences Po:
Insuring Against Shocks Before and After Age 65

Richard Foltyn, Norwegian School of Economics:
Health dynamics, life expectancy heterogeneity, and the racial gap in Social Security wealth

16:15 – 16:30 Short Break

14:45 – 16:15 Session 3
Daniel Karpati, Erasmus University:
Health Risk and Economic Value: Quantifying the Insurance, Financial, and Fiscal Implications of Reducing Disease Burden

Friday 05 June

09:00 – 10:30 Session 1
Elin Colmsjo, University of Copenhagen:
The Intergenerational Effects of Health Shocks

Nicolo Russo, Goethe University Frankfurt:
Health-Dependent Preferences, Consumption, and Insurance

10:30 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 12:30 Session 2
Francesca Parodi, University of Milan:
Survival and Financial Literacy in Investment Decisions Later in Life

Jesus Bueren, Católica-Lisbon:
Spatial Health: How Health Behaviors Shape our Neighborhoods

12:30 – 13:15 Lunch

 

See the full program HERE