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Do savings increase in response to salient information about retirement and expected pensions?
Dolls, Mathias; Doerrenberg, Philipp; Peichl, Andreas; … - 2016
How can retirement savings be increased? We explore a unique policy change in the context of the German pension system … change the level of pensions, but only manipulated the knowledge about and salience of expected pension payments. Using … on private retirement savings. Our results show that the letters increase private retirement savings. The effects are …
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Die Rolle der betrieblichen Altersvorsorge für die Einkünfte im Alter: Aktuelle Evidenz und Datengrundlagen
Bucher-Koenen, Tabea; Knebel, Caroline; Meyer, Christina - 2021
Despite the socio-political importance of occupational pensions since the pension reforms of the 1990s and 2000s, the … summarize the existing data sources and the current state of knowledge on occupational pensions in Germany. Against the … background of the increasingly important role of occupational pensions for retirement incomes, the evidence base should be …
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Do individuals accept fluctuations in pension income?
Bucher-Koenen, Tabea; Knebel, Caroline; Weber, Martin - 2023
How to invest and decumulate wealth during retirement has far-reaching consequences for consumption during retirement. We conduct an online experiment among 2,500 individuals representative of the adult German population. First, we investigate the choice between phased withdrawal plans with...
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A Simulation Method to Measure the Tax Burden on Highly Skilled Manpower
Elschner, Christina; Schwager, Robert - 2004
A model is presented for simulating the tax burden on highly skilled manpower. The effective average tax rate, defined as the relative wedge between total remuneration and disposable income, is computed. Income and payroll taxes and social security contributions not yielding an equivalent...
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A Simulation Method to Measure the Tax Burden on Highly Skilled Manpower
Elschner, Christina; Schwager, Robert - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2004
A model is presented for simulating the tax burden on highly skilled manpower. The effective average tax rate, defined as the relative wedge between total remuneration and disposable income, is computed. Income and payroll taxes and social security contributions not yielding an equivalent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097743
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Computer Use and the Employment Status of Older Workers: An Analysis Based on Individual Data
Schleife, Katrin - 2004
This paper analyzes computer use by older male employees and estimates the impact of computer use on their employment status, based on individual data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) for the years 1997 and 2001. In line with previous research on the diffusion of new technologies, a...
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Reduction in the Long-Term Unemployment of the Elderly: A Success Story from Finland
Kyyrä, Tomi; Wilke, Ralf A. - 2004
In Finland the elderly unemployed are allowed to collect unemployment benefits up to the age of 60, when they can retire via a particular unemployment pension. In 1997 the eligibility age of persons benefiting from this scheme was raised from 53 to 55. We consider changes in the risk of...
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Computer Use and the Employment Status of Older Workers: An analysis Based on Individual Data
Schleife, Katrin - 2005
This paper analyzes the determinants of computer use by male employees and estimates the impact of computer use on the employment status for older workers, based on individual data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). In line with previous research on the diffusion of new technologies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298011
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Money also is sunny in a retiree's world
Lorenz, Svenja; Zwick, Thomas - 2020
This paper shows that labor income plays an important positive role for the decision to work after retirement. Especially individuals who have the chance to substantially supplement their pension entitlements have a higher earnings elasticity. Men are more attracted by earnings incentives than...
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Early retirement of employees in demanding jobs: Evidence from a German pension reform
Geyer, Johannes; Lorenz, Svenja; Zwick, Thomas; Bruns, Mona - 2021
Early retirement options are usually targeted at employees at risk of not reaching their regular retirement age in employment. An important at-risk group comprises employees who have worked in demanding jobs for many years. This group may be particularly negatively affected by the abolition of...
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