The Individual Finance and Insurance Decisions (IFID) Centre at
the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Science in Toronto,
Canada (www.ifid.ca) is proud to
announce the scheduling of our annual conference on Thursday October
28th, 2010, which coincides with the 10th anniversary of the founding
of The IFID Centre.
The theme of this year's conference is lifecycle finance, insurance
and economics.We are honored that the keynote speaker for the conference
is Professor Menahem Yaari (Hebrew University). His presentation
will reflect on the impact of his classic and widely-cited 1965
article in the Review of Economic Studies
Other confirmed speakers include S. Richard (Wharton), L. Kotlikoff
(Boston), S.F. Leung (Hong Kong), S. Hanna (Ohio State), S. Pliska
(U. of Illinois) and T. Kobayashi (Tokyo).
SPEAKERS
Menahem Yaari (Hebrew University)
Larry Kotlikoff (Boston University)
Implementing the Yaari Model in Practice
Sherman Hanna (Ohio State University)
Positive vs. Normative Approaches to LifeCycle Saving and Spending
Decisions
Stan Pliska (University of Illinois at Chicago)
with Discussion by Scott Richard (Wharton, University of
Pennsylvania)
Optimal Life Insurance, Consumption and Investment
Takao Kobayashi (University of Tokyo)
with Discussion by Tom Salisbury (York University)
Human Capital and Asset Allocation
Siu F. Leung (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
with Discussion by Huaxiong Huang (York University)
Consumption and Annuitization
James Feigenbaum (Utah State University)
with Discussion by Jim Davies (University of Western Ontario)
Is it Really Good to Annuitize?
Svetlana Pashchenko (University of Virginia) (Ph.D. Paper
Award Winner)
with Discussion by Tom Davidoff (University of British
Columbia)
Accounting for Non-Annuitization
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