This study conducts a financial projection of the basic pension in Korea, which provides cash assistance to the bottom 70% of elderly individuals aged 65 and over. The projection is carried out under both expansion and selective eligibility criteria, with particular emphasis on the latter....

This study conducts a financial projection of the basic pension in Korea, which provides cash assistance to the bottom 70% of elderly individuals aged 65 and over. The projection is carried out under both expansion and selective eligibility criteria, with particular emphasis on the latter....

Dr. Henriette Meissner Update: BRSG II – Regierungsentwurf vom 18.9.2024 BSG versagt bAV-Freibetrag den freiwillig krankenversicherten Betriebsrentnern Dr. Henriette Meissner/Frank Wörner Update NachweisG Alexander Schrehardt Absicherung des Berufsunfähigkeitsrisikos mit einem...

This paper examines various aspects of elderly poverty and its measurement. It first discusses some of the most important issues relating to measuring elderly poverty. It then reviews recent trends in elderly poverty, which show considerable heterogeneity in the extent of elderly poverty even...

This paper examines various aspects of elderly poverty and its measurement. It first discusses some of the most important issues relating to measuring elderly poverty. It then reviews recent trends in elderly poverty, which show considerable heterogeneity in the extent of elderly poverty even...

Wissenschaftler*innen aus Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen sowie Gewerkschaften veröffentlichen jährlich einen Bericht zu wichtigen wirtschaftspolitischen Themenbereichen, den sie als Alternative zum Herbstgutachten der sogenannten fünf Wirtschaftsweisen verstehen. Rezension (ekz):...

Low saving rates combined with low effective retirement age herald old-age poverty. This paper examines the preferred strategies of future Polish pensioners in order to sustain the standard of living in the future. A two-step approach is used: as a first-best strategy, we explore determinants of...

Sharing economic benefits equitably across all segments of society includes addressing the specific challenges of different generations. At present, youth and elderly are particularly vulnerable to poverty relative to adults in their middle years. Broad-based policies should aim to foster youth...

Die Große Koalition stellt mit der Grundrente vor allem langjährige Beitragszahler besser. Allerdings bekämpft die Grundrente lediglich ein Symptom, statt sich den Ursachen zu widmen: der Politik niedriger Löhne und falscher politischer Maßnahmen. Niedrige Löhne führen zu niedrigen...

How is the financial situation of a person linked to their health in old age? Empirical analyses using longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) examine various dimensions of health: depression, subjective health and physical limitations. In addition,...

While the financial sustainability of pension systems has been high on reform agendas, the adequacy of retirement incomes has only recently come into focus. This chapter analyses old-age poverty from a comparative and longitudinal perspective using repeated waves of cross-sectional micro-level...

Social Security faces a major financing shortfall. One policy option for addressing this shortfall would be to raise the earliest age at which individuals can claim their retirement benefits. A welfare analysis of such a policy change depends critically on how it affects living standards. This...

Social Security faces a major financing shortfall. One policy option for addressing this shortfall would be to raise the earliest age at which individuals can claim their retirement benefits. A welfare analysis of such a policy change depends critically on how it affects living standards. This...

Die Generation nach den Babyboomern ist die erste nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, die ihre Eltern mehrheitlich nicht wirtschaftlich übertreffen wird. Obwohl die Wirtschaft ein Jahrzehnt lang wuchs, besitzt die Mehrheit in diesem Land kaum Kapital, kein Vermögen. Doch sich Wohlstand aus eigener...

Inequality in wealth among elderly households, and in particular the prevalence of very low wealth holdings, can be an important consideration in the design of social insurance programs. This paper examines the incidence and determinants of low levels of financial and total wealth using repeated...

Das Altersarmutsrisiko wird bei normaler Beschäftigungsentwicklung und Zinsentwicklung in den kommenden zwanzig Jahren weiter ansteigen und dann ca. ein Fünftel aller Personen im Alter von 67 Jahren betreffen. Auch der Anteil von 67-Jährigen, die Anspruch auf die Grundsicherung im Alter haben...

Das Thema Altersarmut spielt auch im Bundestagswahlkampf 2017 eine große Rolle. Langfristig die beste Lösung, um Altersarmut zu vermeiden, wären höhere Löhne durch eine höhere Produktivität. Doch auch das Rentensystem selbst bietet Ansatzpunkte, vor allem kurz- und mittelfristig. Einige...

Inequality in wealth among elderly households, and in particular the prevalence of very low wealth holdings, can be an important consideration in the design of social insurance programs. This paper examines the incidence and determinants of low levels of financial and total wealth using repeated...

In 2013, Mexico's Social Pension Program for the Elderly was expanded by changing its eligibility threshold from age 70 to age 65. Using pooled cross-sectional data from Mexico's National Household Income and Expenditure Survey, the exogenous variation around eligibility age was exploited to...

In 2013, Mexico's Social Pension Program for the Elderly was expanded by changing its eligibility threshold from age 70 to age 65. Using pooled cross-sectional data from Mexico's National Household Income and Expenditure Survey, the exogenous variation around eligibility age was exploited to...

We study associations among women's current marital status, past marital history, and later-life labor force participation. We first document these relationships using data from the 1986 to 2008 waves of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). We then exploit variation in laws...

Many, if not most, Baby Boomers appear at risk of suffering a major decline in their living standard in retirement. With federal and state government finances far too encumbered to significantly raise Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits, Boomers must look to their own devices to...

We study associations among women's current marital status, past marital history, and later-life labor force participation. We first document these relationships using data from the 1986 to 2008 waves of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). We then exploit variation in laws...