Kumpmann, Ingmar; Gühne, Michael; Buscher, Herbert S. - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 232 (2012) 1, pp. 61-83
Summary Several factors bring about a rise in old age poverty in Germany, especially in East Germany. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel (SOEP) we examine causes and extent of old age poverty in Germany. We begin our inquiry with a cross section regression in order to determine the...