There is discussion in Germany about the future threat of widespread poverty among the elderly. Some argue that the …

Altersarmut ist gegenwärtig in Deutschland ein zentrales Thema. Für die Zukunft wird ein deutlicher Anstieg befürchtet … Armut vor Eintritt in das Rentenalter ansetzen sollte. …Which groups have particularly low pension entitlements and are therefore most at risk of poverty in old age …

changes in elderly poverty and income inequality?*** The present study examines the current state of knowledge with regard to … these relationships. The study is divided into four parts: 1) an overview of data indicating that elderly poverty began to … suggests definedcontribution accounts will adversely impact elderly poverty and income inequality; 3) a review of confounding …

responding to changes in their financial incentives to work. Taken together, our results suggest that the fiscal strengthening …

Ein Grundprinzip der Gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung in Deutschland ist das der „Teilhabeäquivalenz“, das die …A basic principle of statutory retirement insurance in Germany is the proportionality between earnings and retirement …

will now be disregarded. However, since these new rules only apply to retirement after July 2014 they fail to fight poverty … extremely costly and unnecessary. Poverty prevention is weak due to a strict income test in the welfare system for the elderly …

Thanks to the reform process between 1992 and 2007, Germany was in a very good position to master demographic change … Germany exhibits only mediocre performance. A farsightedIf a demographicy strategy wants to be farsighted, its core cannot … Germany’s youth. …

of expected pension receipt. Current pension policy in Germany runs counter to this insight, though, leading to even …

In the summer of 2014 Germany will witness the most substantial expansion of pension expenditures since the 1950s. Yet …, while this reform package was motivated mainly by the dismal prospect of rising old age poverty rates, it does little to …