This paper analyses major pension system regulation in four European countries: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the … affected the income position of high-income pensioners. However, also the structure of public pension benefits had a poverty …

Sweden and Germany, prototypical socialdemocratic and conservative welfare states, respectively, and compare them against the … the first half of the 2000s were nonetheless associated with sharply increased inequality and poverty. Overall, our … and poverty across countries raises doubts about whether policymakers and researchers rely too much on outdated …