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Angebotsinduzierung und Mitnahmeeffekt im Rahmen der Riester-Rente: eine empirische Analyse
Pfarr, Christian; Schneider, Udo - 2010
In 2001, the voluntary additional Riester pension scheme was implemented in Germany. Financial subsidies should incentivize people to increase their private pension savings. In this paper, we hypothesize that these publicly subsidized savings mainly replace existing not subsidized savings and...
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Endbericht an das Bundesministerium der Finanzen zum Forschungsauftrag fe 11/11: "Sparen und Investieren vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels"
Busl, Claudia; Iliewa, Zwetelina; Jokisch, Sabine; … - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010527580
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Ersparnis und Versorgungsaufwendungen nach Haushaltsgruppen
Bedau, Klaus-Dietrich - 1999
Seit geraumer Zeit geht die gesamtwirtschaftliche Sparquote in Deutschland zurück. Ursächlich dafür sind vor allem die … Sparquote zu. Außerdem beeinflußt die Art der sozialen Sicherung die Höhe der Sparquote. Selbständigen-Haushalte sparen einen … Abschluß von Lebensversicherungen treffen. (Nichtbeamtete) Arbeitnehmer dagegen sparen einen Teil ihres Einkommens nicht …
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Arbeitsmarkteffekte und finanzpolitische Folgen der demographischen Alterung in Deutschland
Bonin, Holger; Arnds, Pascal - 2003
Die deutsche Bevölkerung durchläuft in den nächsten Jahrzehnten einen demographischen Alterungsprozess, der als erstes die Erwerbsbevölkerung erfasst. Dieser Beitrag diskutiert die ökonomischen Folgen dieser Entwicklung. Direkte Arbeitsmarkteffekte einer schrumpfenden und alternden...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262234
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Will it Last? An Assessment of the 2001 German Pension Reform
Bonin, Holger - 2001
In May 2001, Germany adopted a fundamental pension reform cutting back public pensions and introducing personal pension accounts. The paper critically reviews the reform decisions and evaluates their long-term viability. It is shown that the adjustment of the Public Pension Scheme misses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262550
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Private retirement savings in Germany: the structure of tax incentives and annuitization
Fehr, Hans; Habermann, Christian - 2008
The present paper studies the growth, welfare and efficiency consequences of the recent introduction of tax-favored retirement accounts in Germany in a general equilibrium overlapping generations model with idiosyncratic lifespan and labor income uncertainty. We focus on the implicit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264317
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Determinants of Savings and Remittances – Empirical Evidence from Immigrants to Germany
Sinning, Mathias - 2007
This paper investigates the determinants of migrants' financial transfers to their home country using German data.A double-hurdle model is applied to analyze the determinants of the propensity to send transfers abroad and the amount of transfers.The findings reveal that return intentions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264695
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The Purpose of Remittances – Evidence from Germany
Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias G. - 2009
This paper examines the purpose of remittances using individual data of migrants in Germany. Particular attention is paid to migrants' savings and transfers to family members in the home country. Our findings indicate that migrants who intend to stay in Germany only temporarily have a higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265815
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Precautionary savings by natives and immigrants in Germany
Piracha, Matloob; Zhu, Yu - 2007
This paper analyses the savings behaviour of natives and immigrants in Germany. It is argued that uncertainty about future income and legal status (in case of immigrants) is a key component in the determination of the level of precautionary savings. Using the German Socio-economic Panel data it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268493
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Determinants of savings and remittances: empirical evidence from immigrants to Germany
Sinning, Mathias - 2007
This paper investigates the determinants of migrants' financial transfers to their home country using German data. A double-hurdle model is applied to analyze the determinants of the propensity to send transfers abroad and the amount of transfers. The findings reveal that return intentions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268505