In the public debate on old-age poverty in Germany there are three often-heard preconceptions about the statutory … of statutory pension is lower in Eastern Germany. Third, an expansion of the social contribution ceiling would improve …

Flexible work arrangements and retirement options provide one solution for the challenges of unemployment and …

germany : an issue for two centuries / Winfried Schmähl -- Pension reforms in Europe : convergence of old-age security systems …

member states are shrinking and getting older. This holds for Sweden and above all for Germany. Due to OECD figures the share … of the ones 65 and over of the total population in West Germany has risen from 10.8% in 1960 to 16.2% in 1997 and it is … 1994 and Germany with its Pansion reform act in 1999 which passed the parliament in 1997. This distinction is important …