The European population is living longer but retiring earlier. More and more individuals are spending an increasing fraction of their life-time relying on retirement benefits. At the same time, social security programs face mounting financial difficulties. The purpose of this paper is to explain...

The European population is living longer but retiring earlier. More and more individuals are spending an increasing fraction of their life-time relying on retirement benefits. At the same time, social security programs face mounting financial difficulties. The purpose of this paper is to explain...

Die europäische Bevölkerung lebt immer länger, aber sie geht auch immer früher in Rente. Immer mehr Personen verbringen immer mehr Zeit im Ruhestand. Diese Tatsache verursacht immer größere Probleme für die staatlichen Rentensysteme. Dieser Artikel versucht Gründe für steigende Zahl vom...

This chapter reviews recent theoretical work on the effect of factor mobility and the ensuing tax competition on the capacity of governments to raise revenue and redistribute income. It focuses on three issues: the relevance and limitations of the race to the bottom result, the benefits and...