On the basis of an empirical application for Germany, we compare two methods for measuring fiscal sustainability, the Generational Accounting approach and the OECD-Method. We show that both methods can be transferred into each other. Therefore the indicators belonging to one method can be used...

This paper assesses the long-term fiscal position of the Russian health insurance system using Generational Accounting, with particular attention to special factors of the health care sector. We find out that the demographic development of Russia causes a significant burden for future...

Since 2011 German health insurance funds have had to raise additional lump-sum contributions from members in case of insufficient allotment from the central health funds. The new German government plans to replace the lump-sum contributions with wage-related ones. Despite its contrary...

Zwölf Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung muss für Ostdeutschland eine ernüchternde Bilanz gezogen werden. Der Osten ist durch geringe privatwirtschaftliche Investitionen, eine hohe Arbeitslosigkeit und einen ungünstigen Altersaufbau gekennzeichnet. Wie wirkt sich die Anpassungsgeschwindigkeit...