The Demographic Transition:
Policy Implications of Fertility and Aging Trends.

Vilnius, Lithuania
May 23-24, 2025

• Day 1: Friday, 23 May


• 12:45 – 13.45 Optional one-hour tour of Vilnius University


• 14:00–14:30 Conference Welcome and Introductions
  • Moderator: Jekaterina Navickė. Social Policy Department, Vilnius University & Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania
    
    Jonas Dagys. Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University
    Eitvydas Bingelis. Vice minister of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania
    Neil Gilbert & Douglas Besharov. International Network for Social Policy Teaching and Research


• 14:30-15:00 Plenary session: Overview: Demographic Change and OECD Labour Markets
  • Moderator: Douglas Besharov, professor, University of Maryland
    
    Jonas Fluchtmann, Organisation for Economic Co-operatand Development
    
    
• 15:00-16:00 Panel session 1: Migration
  • Panel chair: Guido Merzoni
    
    
  • Population Ageing and Migration Shift in Lithuania in 2010-2024
    Domantas Jasilionis, Daumantas Stumbrys
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • Social Integration and Health Challenges among Elderly Ukrainian Refugees in Lithuania: A Social Work Perspective
    Hengyu Wang
    Paper Presentation
    
    


• 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break


• 16:30-18:00 Panel Session 2: Pensions and Long-Term Care
  • Panel chair: Kyungbae Chung
    
    
  • Pensions in Ukraine and Lithuania
    Daiva Skuciene, Romas Lazutka, Svitlana Shumska and Victoriia Blizniuk
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • Welfare Attitudes Towards the Pension System, its Financial Sustainability, and Intergenerational Redistribution in Hungary
    Csaba Kucsera
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • Aging in Democracy: An Examination of Long-Term Care Policy in Post-Authoritarian Taiwan
    Mo'e Yaisikana
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • Towa Reshaping the Long-Term Care Landscape in Greece: The Case of 'Quality of LTC'
    Berry (Varvara) Lalioti
    Paper Presentation
    
    


• 19:30 Conference Dinner
  
  • Grey Restaurant
    Pilies St. 2
    


• Day 2: Saturday, 24 May


• 9:00-10:30 Panel Session 3: Demographics and Policy Responses
  
  • Panel chair: Per Jensen
    
    
  • The Political Implications of Generational Demographic Change
    David Schultz
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • Theoretical Implications of Demographic Transitions for Social Policy and Migration Research: Different Trajectories among OECD and Asian Countries
    Emiko Ochiai
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • A Scoping Review on the Well-being of Childless Women and Men in Later Life
    Ivett Szalma, Judit Takács, and Lóránt Pélyi
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • The Demographic Aging Transition: Impacts and Policies
    Kyungbae Chung
    Paper Presentation
    
    
• 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break


• 11:00-12:30 Panel Session 4: Fertility and Family Formation
  
  • Panel chair: Fernando Burgos
    
    
  • Shared Parenthood Leave in Lithuania: Can This Affect Fertility?
    Aušra Maslauskaitė and Dovilė Galdauskaitė
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • The Timing of Parenthood: Fertility Decisions and the Unintended Consequences of Family Policy
    Vilma Ražauskienė
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • Perceptions and Attitudes of Women and Men in Malta towards Work-Life Balance: With a Specific Focus on Family Size
    Anna Borg and Liberato Camilleri
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • What Explains the Gulf Fertility Paradox? Investigating Decline and Natalist Policy Efficacy in GCC Rentier States
    Anis Ben Brik
    Paper Presentation
    
    
• 12:30-14:00 Lunch


• 14:00-15:30 Panel Session 5: Employment and Ageing Society
  
  • Panel chair: Pawel Polawski
    
    
  • The Decomposition of Retirement Pathways: a Theoretical Approach and Practical Implications
    Lukasz Jurek, Joanna Rutecka-Góra, Izabela Grabowska, Stanisław Kamiński
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • The Impact of Demographic Factors and Population Aging on the Lithuanian Labour Market: At the Crossroads of Integration Opportunities (under Agreement No. S-MIP-24-27 with the Research Council of Lithuania)
    Laima Okunevičiūtė Neverauskienė, Arūnas Pocius
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • On Post-Retirement Employment Across Sectors in Lithuania
    Kristina Zitikytė
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • Regional Inequalities and the Ageing Workforce: Long‐Term Unemployment among Older Jobseekers in Lithuania’s Labour Shortage Paradox
    Inga Nomeikienė and Rūta Brazienė
    Paper Presentation
    
    
• 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break


• 16:00-17:30 Panel session 6: Well-Being and Social Inclusion
  
  • Panel chair: Anis Ben Brik
    
    
  • The Role of Active Labour Market Policy Training Programs in Labour Market Integration of Older Unemployed in Czechia
    Ondřej Hora
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • Active Aging and Volunteering for a Longevity Society in Taiwan: Culture, Cognition, and Cross-Caregiving
    Benjamin Gicqueau, Angela K. Perone
    Paper Presentation
    
    
  • Alone, But Not Lonely? Experiences Of Lithuanian Older Adults Ageing Solo
    Jūratė Charenkova
    Paper Presentation
    
    
• 17:30 Adjourn

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