Riester pensions are voluntary, but heavily subsidized private pension schemes in Germany. They were designed as a … recently introduced "Riester pensions" depends on the state-provided saving incentives and how well the targeting to families … changes, Riester pension plans took off very quickly. While saving incentives were effective in reaching parents, they were …

After a slow start and several design changes, Riester pension plans took off very quickly. While saving incentives … pension savings totaled €9.4bn in 2010 with an associated cost of €3.5bn. One average one Euro of subsidies is thus associated …Riester pensions are voluntary, but heavily subsidized private pension schemes in Germany. They were designed as a …

crisis. The paper recommends obligatory priv ate savings at a variable rate where the time path of the savings rate is chosen …