本年度「2017總體經濟計量模型研討會」於12月7-8日舉行，並於研討會首日下午進行一場「人口與總體經濟」論壇。本次論壇除邀請本院彭信坤祕書長擔任論壇主持人，並由本所董安琪副研究員以「臺灣的人口老化與總體成長」為題擔任引言之外，同時還邀請了陳小紅監察委員、陳寬政教授以及羅紀琼研究員共同出席擔任與談人。希望透過不同領域的學者觀點，探討人口成長趨勢對經濟層面可能造成的影響，並思考未來可能面臨的衝擊與挑戰。
2017 Macroeconometric Modelling Workshop (MMW) was held on 7-8 December, 2017 with the “Population and Macroeconomics Forum" chaired by Dr. Shin-Kun Peng, Secretary-general of Academia Sinica on the first day. Professor An-Chi Tung from IEAS was served as the moderator under the topic of “Aging of Population and Economic Growth in Taiwan”. Dr. Hsiao-Hung Chen from the Control Yuan, Republic of China, Professor Kuanjeng Chen from Chang Gung University and Dr. Joan C. Lo from IEAS were invited as the panelists. The forum discussed the influence of population growth on economy as well as the impacts and challenges of aging population in the future.