Research Seminars
The Finnish Centre for Pensions organizes research seminars, webinars and conferences in both Finnish and English. The seminars focus on most recent research on topics that are relevant for developing the pension system in Finland and abroad. The seminars seek to bring together researchers, policy makers and professionals from pension-related institutions to debate current issues of pensions and pension system development.
All seminars are open access and free. The link to webinars will be sent to all registered participants per email. The materials of the seminars will be sent to registered participants after the event.
ETK Pension Research Forum: Navigating Pension Reforms – Insights from Recent Research
Monday, 17 March 2025, 13:00–15:00 (CET) (Teams webinar, in English)
The first ETK Pension Research Forum delves into pension reforms, their impact and the issues that need to be addressed in future reforms.
The presentations at the webinar will provide in-depth insights into the impact of raising the pension claiming age on labour market outcomes in Sweden, the impact of the Finnish guarantee pension on labour supply, pension coverage of the self-employed and the increasing risk of poverty in old age in Germany, and involuntary retirement pathways in the Netherlands. Two commentators will discuss the research in a broader context.
Join the ETK Pension Research Forum to hear expert insights and engage in discussions on issues that affect both current and future pension arrangements.
Programme
Opening remarks
- Mikko Kautto (Finnish Centre for Pensions): The role of research in Finnish pension reforms
Part 1: Pension Policies and Labour Market Dynamics
- Øystein Hernaes (The Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Oslo): Labor Market Effects of an Increase in the Early Eligibility Age in a Flexible Pension System – Evidence from Sweden
- Ozan Yanar (University of Helsinki): Securing the Future: The Impact of the Finnish Guarantee Pension on Labor Supply
- Comment by Tuulia Hakola-Uusitalo (VATT Institute for Economic Research, Helsinki)
- Discussion
Part 2: Self-employment and retirement pathways: Risks and Realities
- Thorsten Heien (DRV Bund): Increasing numbers of self-employed, increasing risk of poverty in old age?
- Camilla Marabini (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute): Involuntary Retirement Pathways: A Multilevel study on Health, Organizational Pressures, and Institutional Policies
- Comment by Traute Meyer (University of Southampton)
- Discussion
Closing remarks
Moderators: Kati Kuitto and Ilari Ilmakunnas (Finnish Centre for Pensions)
Register for the webinar in Webropol. After registration, you will receive a confirmation and a calendar invitation with the webinar’s Teams link to your e-mail.
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Previous seminars
2025
2024
2023
- Working in retirement (20 November 2023)
- Will the 2023 pension reform really strengthen the sustainability of the Dutch pension system? (1 November 2023)
- Youth employment insecurity and pension adequacy (8 May 2023)
- Raising retirement ages – How pension reforms have affected employment and retirement in Finland and Estonia (27 March 2023)
2022
- Employer perspectives on working longer (14 November 2022)
- Labour market exit ages in the Nordic countries and Europe: Trends and inequalities (7 June 2022)
- Pension reforms and extending working lives: Lessons from Finland and the United Kingdom (10 May 2022)
- New perspectives of old-age poverty (14 March2022)
2021
- Mental health and work disability in the Nordic countries (8 November 2021)
- Pension adequacy and sustainability – An evaluation of the Finnish pension system (17 September 2021)
- Career destabilization – Myths, evidence and consequences for pension (13 September 2021)
- Inequalities in pensions and retirement – Life courses and pension systems in comparative perspective (10 May 2021)
- Extending working lives and healthy ageing – What role for flexible retirement? (19 April 2021)
2020
- Pension knowledge in Finland and Sweden (3 December 2020)
- Pension reforms, non-standard work and life course inequalities in the OECD (2 February 2020)
2019
- Pension Adequacy in Europe –Today and Tomorrow (17 September 2019)
- How pension reforms affect retirement and retirement intentions (11 June 2019)
- German pension reforms in a changing society (23 May 2019)
2018
- Flexible retirement – Do Pension Reforms Work in the Expected Direction? (5 September 2018)
- ETK Conference: Gender inequalities in employment and pensions (18 May 2018)
- Pension information and retirement behaviour (22 March 2018)
