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________________________________________________________________________ The city and the University of Maastricht It will be a pleasure to welcome you in the beautiful city of Maastricht to the 64th Congress of the IIPF. The charm of a compact old city, superb shopping facilities, an outstanding gastronomic tradition and the Burgundian lifestyle of the population all combine to make Maastricht into a popular weekend destination. The Dutch Tourist Board ranked Maastricht as the country’s most popular destination. Maastricht has also beautiful surroundings: a rolling countryside dotted with magnificent chateaux, wineries, and bronze-oak woods. A visit to Maastricht can be combined with a stay in a country side lodging. More information on the city of Maastricht can be found here. The theme of the conference is “Demography and Pensions” and focuses on the implications and causes of population aging and childlessness. What are the consequences of an aging population for economic development, for the sustainability of pension and early retirement systems and for health-care systems? Can immigration and family policies mitigate some of the consequences? These and similar questions will be on the public policy agenda for years to come. While the main theme of the conference will be aging, population policies, pension systems, and economic development, contributed papers on any topic within the field of public economics will also be considered, as is traditional at IIPF congresses. We look forward to seeing you at Maastricht in August 2008.
Tom van Veen
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