We examine voluntary private pension funds and their relationship to capital market development. Using data from Turkey, we analyze depth, efficiency and liquidity indicators of capital markets after the introduction of voluntary private pension funds in 2003. Overall, our findings indicate that...

This paper investigates the economy-wide effects of mandating private (employment-related) pensions. It draws on the Australian experience with its Superannuation Guarantee legislation which mandates contributions to private retirement (superannuation) accounts. Our key objective is to quantify...

Eine verpflichtende Vorsorge in Form einer kapitalgedeckten Zusatzrente wird unter anderem damit begründet, Freifahrerverhalten zu vermeiden. Verzichten Individuen freiwillig auf die Möglichkeit ergänzender Vor- sorge, drohe eine ungerechtfertigte Inanspruchnahme steuerfinanzierter Hilfen im...

We study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pension policy response on the private and public pension systems of Peru. We find that the policies allowing early withdrawals from the private pension balances imply a significant reduction in expected pension wealth by about 40 people, yet...

This article aims to verify the development prospects of the Pan‑European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) in the European Union (EU). It focuses on the relationship between the quality of domestic public pension schemes and household savings for old age in the EU member and candidate...

A socio-political evaluation of the Riester subsidy is not possible on the basis of the data and measures currently available. First, there needs to be a transparent report, based on socially criteria, about the declining standard pension level of the statutory pension insurance. Second is...

The paper gives an overview of state consumer policy initiatives that the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) is (co-)responsible for, with respect to financial services in general, and Riester-Rente products specifically. Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über...

Analyses based on data from the Zulagenstelle für Altersvermögen (ZfA) show a high proportion of low wage earners among Riester-Rente savers. This result cannot be generalized to the population because the data include only Riester-Rente savers. However, analyses based on the Socio-Economic...

Auswertungen auf Basis der Daten der Zulagenstelle für Altersvermögen (ZfA) zeigen einen hohen Anteil der Geringverdiener unter den Riester-Sparern. Dieses Ergebnis kann aber nicht auf die Bevölkerung übertragen werden, da die Daten nur die Riester-Sparer umfassen. Auswertungen auf Basis des...

Eine sozialpolitische Bewertung der Riester-Förderung ist auf der Grundlage der bislang verfügbaren Datenlage und Messkonzepte nicht möglich. Zum einen bedarf es einer transparenten und nach sozialen Kriterien differenzierten Darstellung der Leistungsrücknahmen in der gesetzlichen...