3rd Inter-American Development Bank Research Conference: Demographic Transition and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

📅 14 – 15 September 2026
IDB, Washington D.C., 9th floor

This conference will focus on the demographic transition and its consequences for economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean, bringing together researchers from academia and policy institutions to present cutting-edge research on how demographic change is reshaping growth and well-being in the region.

Conference Themes

• Pensions: coverage gaps, financial sustainability, and reform in the context of aging populations
• Health and long-term care systems: fiscal pressures, integrated care models, and financing innovations
• Female labor force participation and active aging: barriers, policies, and the emergence of the silver economy
• Savings behavior, capital markets, and the macroeconomic implications of demographic change
• Demand for public services: education, housing, mobility, and urban adaptation to aging
• Territorial heterogeneity, migration, and local adjustment to demographic shifts
• Distributional consequences of the demographic transition, including impacts on inequality and vulnerable populations
• The quantity-quality trade-off in fertility decisions and its implications for human capital accumulation
• Family-friendly and care policies and their interactions with labor markets and demographic outcomes

The conference will feature paper presentations and keynote addresses. The format encourages in-depth presentations and substantive discussions. There will also be policy panels designed to more closely connect the research papers to public policy development.

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