Der Sachverständigenrat hat in seinen Jahresgutachten 2002/03 den Vorschlag unterbreitet, die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung durch Kopfpauschalen zu finanzieren, ohne zugleich die gesamte Wohnbevölkerung in die Versicherungspflicht zu nehmen. Prof. Dr. Matthias Wrede, RWTH Aachen, zeigt in...

Summary This paper employs a three-period-overlapping-generations model to discuss intergenerational (in-)efficiency of a PAYG system when labor supply is endogenous. Four main results will be derived. First, a pension system is (constrained) efficient if the existing system itself and reforms...

Summary In this paper a neoclassical growth model is used to analyze public debt in a growing economy with two levels of government. The main focus is on the existence and the stability of long run equilibria in a growing federal state. It is shown that the equilibrium in a federation with two...