Die Entwicklung der Alterssicherung in Deutschland ist eines der zentralen Themen, mit denen sich Prof. Dr. Winfried Schmähl, seit Gründung des Zentrums für Sozialpolitik Leiter der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Abteilung des ZeS, in seiner wissenschaftlichen Arbeit beschäftigt hat. Zur...

This paper uses panel data from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to study the effect of care-giving on retirement. The findings suggest that care- and support-giving contributes to the retirement decision, in particular for men. While the frequency of care activities...

The strength of the German labour market response to the financial crisis of 2008-09 demonstrated the benefits of past labour market reforms, which raised work incentives, improved job matching and increased working hour flexibility. Going forward, the government should build on this success and...