Dieses Papier untersucht, wie sich die erste Säule der Alterssicherung im Laufe des demographischen Wandels entwickeln und welchen Stellenwert die gesetzliche Rentenversicherung im sich ausdifferenzierenden Mehrsäulensystem einnehmen wird. Die Botschaft unserer Analysen ist vielschichtig. Auch...

We investigate the development of public pensions in Germany and how its significance will change when the multi-pillar systems matures due to population aging. The message of our analysis is complex. Even after the pension reforms which took place between 2001 and 2007 public pensions will...

In spring 2007 the German government increased the statutory retirement age from 65 to 67. We simulate the long-term impact of this measure on the budget of the German public pension system. In contrast to previous simulations our results are based on a model that explicitly accounts for...