Foreword
THOMAS M. HOENIG
President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

The Contributors

Symposium Introduction
GORDON H. SELLON, JR.
Vice President and Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Opening Remarks
ALAN GREENSPAN
Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Global Demographic Change: Dimensions and Economic Significance
DAVID E. BLOOM
Professor, Harvard University
DAVID CANNING
Professor, Harvard University

Commentary
JOEL MOKYR
Professor, Northwestern University

General Discussion

Cross-Border Macroeconomic Implications of Demographic Change
RALPH C. BRYANT
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institute

Commentary
AXEL BÖRSCH-SUPAN
Professor, University of Mannheim

General Discussion

The Impact of Population Aging on Financial Markets
JAMES M. POTERBA
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Commentary
ADAIR TURNER
Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch Europe

General Discussion

Virtuous in Old Age: How the IFIs Can Help Prepare for Demographic Change
ANNE O. KRUEGER
First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

The Fiscal Challenges of Population Aging: International Perspectives

Panelists

Policy Challenges of Population Aging and Pension Systems in Latin America
VITTORIO CORBO
Governor, Central Bank of Chile

The Challenges of Population Aging: an International Perspective
DONALD J. JOHNSTON
Secretary-General, Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development

Fiscal Challenges of Population Aging: The Asian Experience
RAKESH MOHAN
Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

General Discussion

Demographic Changes and International Factor Mobility
JOHN F. HELLIWELL
Professor, University of British Columbia

Commentary
ALAN M. TAYLOR
Professor, University of California, Davis

General Discussion


Overview Panel

Global Demographic Change: Some Implications for Central Banks
CHARLES R. BEAN
Chief Economist, Bank of England

Global Demographic Change: Economic Impacts and Policy Challenges
NANCY BIRDSALL
President, Center for Global Development

Commentary
JACOB A. FRENKEL
Vice Chairman, American International Group, Inc.

General Discussion

The Participants