For decades, economists have been urging politicians to reform pension systems, but in many cases the proposals have been rejected by referring to unresolved questions of economic justice. This dilemma can be avoided by using the concept of constitutional economics, which allows us to address...

On efficiency grounds, a social contract can be justified if not only pension payments but also the funding of education is taken into account. By introducing a pay-as-you system, which is a type of implicit social contract, each young generation can overcome its liquidity problems with regards...

Selbstgenutzte Immobilien sind in der privaten Altersvorsorge über das Entnahmemodell bislang nur unzureichend berücksichtigt worden. Als ein wesentliches Hindernis für die vollständige Integration gilt dabei die Unvereinbarkeit von Konsumgutmodell und nachgelagerter Besteuerung. Wie kann...

Bei der Einführung der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung im Jahre 1957 als Zwei-Generationenvertrag zwischen Rentnern und Erwerbspersonen wurde die Kindererziehung weitgehend unberücksichtigt gelassen. Neben der Finanzierung der laufenden Renten durch die Erwerbstätigen basiert das Rentensystem...

The article examines the link between the office market and labour market in Germany. In a first step the number of office employees is calculated by referring to occupational labour market statistics. Using a panel analysis with data for the biggest five German metropolises it is shown that...

On efficiency grounds, a social contract can be justified if not only a person payments but also the funding of education is taken into account. By introducing a pay-as-you system, which is type of implicit social contract, each young generation can overcome its liquidity problems with regard to...