Hrsg. der Serie und Bd. 50 : herausgegeben von / edited by Jörg Bogumil, geschäftsführender Herausgeber, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaft; Julia Fleischer, Universität Potsdam, Lehrstuhl für Politik und Regieren in Deutschland; Gisela Färber, Hochschule für...

This paper analyses the different channels through which particular generations within one society can end up subsidising other generations through the functioning of the welfare state. The welfare state, which is organised and funded by “society” through taxation, plays an important part in...

Most countries have separate pension plan for public sector employees. The future fiscal burden of these plans can be substantial as the government usually is the largest employer, pension promises in the public sector tend to be relatively generous, and future payments have to be paid out...