The pension systems in both Germany and Austria have undergone substantial reforms, though only one of the countries appears to have had success. Average earners in Austria will receive gross pensions equivalent to 78.1% of their average earnings, whereas in Germany they will receive just 37.5%....

[Einleitung: Warum ist der Vergleich der Rentensysteme Österreichs und Deutschlands so interessant?] Österreich ist nicht nur einfach ein Nachbarland Deutschlands, es hat in vielerlei Hinsicht eine vergleichbare Wirtschafts- und Sozialstruktur. Auch die Rentensysteme haben Ähnlichkeiten: In...

Against the background of population ageing pension debate has focussed for many years on the future increase of the so-called old-age dependency ratio, i.e. the number of older people against the number of people of working age. Incomprehensibly, this ratio is often misinterpreted as the ratio...