To counteract the financial pressure emerging in aging societies, statutory pay-as-you-go pension schemes are undergoing fundamental reforms in many Western countries. Starting with cohort 1937, Germany introduced permanent pension deductions for early retirement. This paper examines the...

To counteract the financial pressure emerging in aging societies, statutory pay-as-you-go pension schemes are undergoing fundamental reforms in many Western countries. Starting with cohort 1937, Germany introduced permanent pension deductions for early retirement. This paper examines the...

To counteract aging populations, statutory pay-as-you-go pension systems are subject to fundamental reforms in many Western societies. Starting with cohort 1937, Germany introduced permanent pension deductions for early retirement. This paper examines the evolution of the profitability of...

In der aktuellen Diskussion um das Gesetz über Leistungsverbesserungen in der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung (oder auch das Rentenpaket) wird immer wieder betont, dass es sich hierbei um einen Rückschritt gegenüber den Reformen der letzten Jahre handelt. Allerdings wird hierbei nicht genau...

Der Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfonds (WSF) ist eines von mehreren staatlichen Unterstützungsinstrumenten, die zur Bekämpfung der Folgen der Coronakrise aufgelegt wurden. Der WSF wurde für Unternehmen mit besonderer (volks-)wirtschaftlicher Bedeutung konzipiert. Dabei verfügt der Fonds über...

This paper documents the magnitude, pattern, and evolution of lifetime earnings inequality in Germany. Based on a large sample of earning biographies from social security records, we show that the intra-generational distribution of lifetime earnings of male workers has a Gini coefficient around...

This paper documents the magnitude, pattern, and evolution of lifetime earnings inequality in Germany. Based on a large sample of earning biographies from social security records, we show that the intra-generational distribution of lifetime earnings of male workers has a Gini coefficient around...

This paper documents the magnitude, pattern, and evolution of lifetime earnings inequality in Germany. Based on a large sample of earning biographies from social security records, we show that the intra-generational distribution of lifetime earnings of male workers has a Gini coefficient around...

This paper documents the magnitude, pattern, and evolution of lifetime earnings inequality in Germany. Based on a large sample of earning biographies from social security records, we show that the intra-generational distribution of lifetime earnings of male workers has a Gini coefficient around...