Die Einführung eines jeden auf dem Umlageverfahren basierenden Systems verursacht – bei unterstellter Alterung der Bevölkerung – eine intergenerative Umverteilung zu Gunsten der ersten Generationen und zu Lasten jüngerer und nachwachsender Generationen. Am Beispiel der Einführung der...

In this paper we analyze exemplarily the volatility of the internal rates of return of the German pension system over the life-cycle of an individual born in 1957. The outcome is compared to an alternative defined-contribution or defined-benefit policy. Based on the actual data, our resultsshow...

Presuming an ageing population, every introduction of a pay-as-you-go scheme causes intergenerational redistribution in favor of the first generations and to the burden of young and future generations. Using the concept of internal rates of return we want to examine the extent to which the first...