Program
16:00-16:15 Opening Remarks
Gurgen Aslanyan, President, Armenian Economic Association
16:15-16:40 Book presentation: ‘Essentials of Pension Economics’
Sergio Nisticò, Professor of Economics and Scientific Director Creativity and Motivations Economic Research Center, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
16:40-17:00 The Pension Reform in Armenia: An Analysis of Causes and Implications
Gayane Shakhmuradyan, American University of Armenia
17:00-17:20 Identifying the Supporters of the Mandatory Pension System in Armenia
Yana Hovsepyan, American University of Armenia, C-Quadrat Award Winner
17:20-17:30 Break
17:30-17:50 Asset Allocation for Phased Withdrawal Plans
Arman Zhamharyan, Goethe University Frankfurt, C-Quadrat Award Winner
17:50-18:10 The Impact of Twitter News on Stock Price Returns Gayane Gadyan, Central European University
18:10-18:30 Pricing of Synthetic CDO Tranches with the One Factor Gaussian Copula Model
Fanni Pfeningberger, Fachhochschule des BFI Wien
18:30-18:55 Keynote Speech
Tito Boeri, Professor, Department of Economics, Bocconi University,
18:55-19:00 Announcement of C-Quadrat Award
Alla Pavlova, C-Quadrat Ampega Armenia
Call for Papers
Armenian Economic Association, in collaboration with C-Quadrat Ampega Armenia, invites students and recent graduates to submit their works on Asset Management and Pension Economics to be considered for the virtual workshop to be held on August 28, 2020,
The best paper will be awarded the prestigious C-Quadrat Award that comes with a prize of 500 Euros.
Eligibility criteria
The workshop and the award are open to anyone (of any nationality, residency, and socio-demographic characteristics) who
- is a student or a recent graduate (no earlier than April 2019)
- has conducted research on the topics of asset management and pension economics (e.g., pension funds, pension reforms,economics of ageing, principal-agent issues, risk management, investment strategies, laws and regulations, asset quality, maturity management, stress tests) written in English after March 1, 2019.
- is available for the virtual workshop on August 28, 2020, 11:00-17:00 (Armenian time)