Public pay-as-you-go pensions still form the dominant pillar of old-age provision in Germany. This is in marked contrast to the situation in Anglo-Saxon countries. It has advantages if labour markets are strong, e.g., following a quick recovery from the Great Recession. It has disadvantages, as...

Since its inception, the traditional form of providing survivor benefits within public pension schemes has lost much of its legitimacy. As a result of fundamental changes in marriage behaviour and the typical division of labour between married spouses, offering non-contributory benefits of this...

Im November 2018 verabschiedete der Bundestag ein Rentenpaket, das Anfang Januar 2019 in Kraft trat und für Vertrauen in die Stabilität der Rente sorgen soll. Festgelegt wurde unter anderem eine »doppelte Haltelinie« – die bis 2025 gelten soll –, für das Rentenniveau einerseits und für...

Das Niveau der Rentenauszahlungen sinkt kontinuierlich. Die betriebliche und die geförderte Privatvorsorge reichen nicht aus, um die Versorgungslücke zu füllen. Experten warnen vor einer zunehmenden Armutsgefährdung im Alter. Nach Ansicht von Lars P. Feld, Anabell Kohlmeier und Christoph M....

Over the next four decades, increasing old-age dependency ratios exert an enormous upward pressure on welfare spending in most developed countries. As this is mainly due to existing unfunded public pension schemes, many countries have embarked on far-reaching reforms in this area, strengthening...

The Croatian system of old-age provision comprises a traditional public pay-as-you-go scheme and a mandatory funded scheme ("second pillar") that will provide increasing amounts of supplementary pensions to those entering retirement in the future. Due to the continuing economic crisis, the...