Demographic change inevitably shifts the balance between contributors and recipients in the pension system. Moreover, in the German pension system benefit levels are closely linked to the current state of economic prosperity. Therefore, in the coming decades stabilisation of old-age security...

Die gute konjunkturelle Lage der deutschen Volkswirtschaft bietet der Bundesregierung hervorragende Möglichkeiten, Deutschland für die Herausforderungen der Zukunft zu wappnen. Was sind die drängendsten Probleme? Der demografische Wandel erfordert Maßnahmen zur Erhöhung des...

Abstract The allure of an environmentally benign, abundant, and cost-effective energy source has led an increasing number of industrialized countries to back public financing of renewable energies. Germany’s experience with renewable energy promotion is often cited as a model to be replicated...