Recently, policy debate and comparative research on old-age pensions have focused on the financial sustainability of pension systems in the face of demographic change. This study, however, also takes into account distributional effects involved in pension system structures. Theoretical,...

Over time, the responsibility for providing for a financially secure retirement has shifted more towards the individual. A number of implicit assumptions about perspectives, behavior, and individual choices underlie this shift. These assumptions presume that individuals are well-informed and...

Demographic trends put a burden on EU pension provision. As the sustainability of pension systems is addressed by current pension reforms, lower benefit levels are projected. In this scenario, households may want to consider supplementing their public pension income. As their own residence is on...

Dieses Buch bietet der Finanzdienstleistungsbranche eine umfassende Gesamtschau der deutschen Altersvorsorgesysteme. Vor dem Hintergrund der Niedrigzinsphase und der demografischen Entwicklung unterziehen Dr. Heinz Benölken und Nils Bröhl sie einer kritischen Detailbewertung im Hinblick auf...

Das gesetzliche Leistungsspektrum in Zahlen und Fakten -- Die Deutsche Rentenversicherung ihre Aufgaben und ihre Möglichkeiten -- Renteninformation, Rentenauskunft verstehen und prüfen -- Rentenbeginne verstehen und ermitteln -- Steuerliche Fragen in der Erwerbsphase und im Leistungsfall --...

This volume addresses the most important issues of the ongoing discussion on designing social security. It provides fundamental results for pay-as-you-go social security, covers the issues of social security during demographic transition and examines the inclusion of risk aspects into the...