The daughter and son who take care of their parents or look after their neighbor who is no longer mobile while working at the same time: informal care is a central pillar of the German care system - particularly with regard to the aging population and the resultant increase in the demand for...

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...

Die Entwicklungen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt in den letzten Jahrzehnten und die jüngsten Rentenreformen werden sich erheblich auf die Rentenansprüche künftiger Rentnergenerationen auswirken. Dies zeigt eine aktuelle Studie des DIW Berlin im Auftrag der Deutschen Rentenversicherung. Während die...

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 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 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 microsimulation model which accounts for cohort effects in individual employment and unemployment and earnings over the...

Angesichts der Alterung der Bevölkerung rückt die adäquate Versorgung Hilfe- und Pflegebedürftiger immer stärker ins Blickfeld der öffentlichen Diskussion. Obwohl gegenwärtig in nahezu allen europäischen Staaten staatliche Pflegeleistungen gewährt werden, unterscheiden sie sich...

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...

Due to demographic ageing the number of people in need of long-term care is expected to increase markedly in the coming decades. The public debate focuses on the question of how to organize an adequate provision of long-term care. Almost all European countries provide some support for long-term...

Bei der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung wird ab dem Jahr 2025 die Wiedervereinigung faktisch vollzogen sein. Inzwischen beziehen im Durchschnitt ostdeutsche Männer und stärker noch ostdeutsche Frauen höhere Leistungen aus der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung als ihre westdeutschen Pendants....