In der gesetzlichen und der betrieblichen Altersversorgung existieren unterschiedlichen Finanzierungssysteme: Die Leistungen der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung werden im Umlageverfahren primär von den heute in das System einzahlenden Erwerbstätigen finanziert. Dieses Umlageverfahren im...

We analyze the impact of changing employment patterns and pension reforms on the future level of public pensions across birth cohorts in Germany. The analysis is based on a rich dataset that combines household survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) and process-produced...

We examine the gender wealth gap with a focus on pension wealth and statutory pension rights. By taking into account employment characteristics of women and men, we are able to identify the extent to which the redistributive effect of pension rights reduces the gender wealth gap. The data for...