Alterung und Globalisierung erzwingen eine grundlegende Anpassung des Wohlfahrtsstaates. Eine Feinsteuerung der traditionellen Umlagesysteme kann den Negativkreislauf aus steigender Steuer- und Beitragsbelastung, Entmutigung der Arbeitsanreize und Erwerbsbeteiligung, und der Verlagerung der...

We show empirically that there is no relation between funding of pensions and economic growth in a sample of OECD- as well as non-OECD countries over the period 2001-2008. This finding contradicts findings of earlier studies, which do not control for capital market returns of pension funds. Our...

Growing pension savings lead to deeper capital markets. This can have a positive effect on economic growth by allowing firms that are more dependent on external finance to grow faster. We study this effect using data on 69 industrial sectors in 34 OECD countries for the period 2001-2010 through...