Durch die demographische Entwicklung nimmt der Anteil der älteren Arbeitskräfte stetig zu, während das Erwerbspersonenpotenzial insgesamt langfristig sinkt. Die Unternehmer müssen daher immer mehr ältere Arbeitnehmer neu einstellen. Hier könnte es aufgrund verschiedener Anforderungen zu...

Die Genehmigung des Joint-Ventures von Sony und Bertelsmann gibt ein Beispiel für die neue Ausrichtung der europäischen Wettbewerbspolitik, die eine Abkehr von der formal-juristischen hin zu einer ökonomischeren Herangehensweise mit sich bringt. Diese Methode weist allerdings auch Schwächen...

This article explores how German pension and retirement policy could be made more sustainable, focusing on selected current options for action rather than attempting to provide a comprehensive overview. Before turning to specific problems and perspectives, the article first discusses key...

The 2014 pension reform has three main components. First disability pensions have been increased by about two earnings points, an average monthly gain of 40 euros. In addition low wages in the four years preceding disability-related retirement will now be disregarded. However, since these new...

Thanks to the reform process between 1992 and 2007, Germany was in a very good position to master demographic change. These reforms were farsighted, they stabilised the public pension system and they significantly increased employment, the foundation of every old age provision. The “Pension...

Demographic change inevitably shifts the balance between contributors and recipients in the pension system. Moreover, in the German pension system benefit levels are closely linked to the current state of economic prosperity. Therefore, in the coming decades stabilisation of old-age security...