Introduced 20 years ago as a part of the 2001 pension reform, the Riester pension is meant to function as an essential component of the German pension system with the aim of compensating for decreasing public pensions. However, data collected by the SOEP show that this objective has not yet been...

The 2014 pension reform has three main components. First disability pensions have been increased by about two earnings points, an average monthly gain of 40 euros. In addition low wages in the four years preceding disability-related retirement will now be disregarded. However, since these new...

Das Herzstück des sogenannten Rentenpakets des Bundesministeriums für Arbeit und Soziales ist die Zuschussrente. Sie soll niedrige Renten von Personen mit einem vollen Erwerbsleben aufstocken. Die Analyse zeigt, dass die Zuschussrente mit großen Ungleichbehandlungen und negativen...