This article outlines the recommendations of the UK Pensions Commission, andthe data and analysis on which they were based, including projections ofdemographic change, trends in private pension saving, and evolution of the statepension system. The Commission concluded that without reform,...

Der demographische Wandel wird in den nächsten Jahrzehnten die regionalen Arbeitsmärkte sehr unterschiedlich treffen. Die Arbeitsmarktprobleme Älterer eher zunehmen. Der vorliegende Forschungsbericht liefert regional - vor allem auf der Bundesländerebene - differenziert Daten und Analysen -...

A pay-as-you-go pension scheme is associated with positive externalities of having children and providing them with human capital. In a framework with heterogeneity in productivity, and stochastic and endogenous investment in fertility and education, we discuss internalization policies...

Population forecasts are crucial for many social, political and economic decisions. Official population projections rely in general on deterministic models which use different scenarios for future vital rates to indicate uncertainty. However, this technique shows substantial weak points such as...