Die Bundesregierung hatte geplant, Ende September Eckpunkte für eine Reform der Pflegeversicherung vorzustellen. Da sich die Koalitionspartner nicht einigen konnten, wird dies nun verschoben. Die Autoren des Zeitgesprächs machen deutlich, dass jetzt aber Entscheidungen erforderlich sind: Auf...

During the next decades the populations of most developed countries will grow older as a result of the low level of birth rates since the 1970s and/or the continuously increasing life expectancy. We show within a Generational Accounting framework how unsustainable the public finances of France,...

The EU and the US have started negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) which could bring a considerable increase of exports and output as well as changes in the composition of output and employment. Thus export simulation studies in combination with...

During the next decades the populations of most developed countries will grow older as a result of the low level of birth rates since the 1970s and/or the continuously increasing life expectancy. We show within a Generational Accounting framework how unsustainable the public finances of France,...