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The paper discusses the options for a reform of the German pension system using a model developed at CES for the German Council of economic advisors to the Federal Ministry of Economics and Research. It is argued that the German pay-as-you-go-system is efficient in a present value sense but will...
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Based on explicit present value calculations, the paper criticizes the view that the PAYGO system wastes economic resources. In present value terms, there is nothi ng to be gained from a transition to a funded system even though the latter offers a permanently higher rate of return. The sum of...
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The upcoming demographic crisis in Germany demands fundamentalreforms of the pension system. In a democracy, reforms …. After 2023, Germany will be characterizedby a gerontocratic system where the old decide over the young. Only the fearthat …
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endowed with individual accounts equals the gross contribution of this member. In Germany, this is an amount of about DM 175 …
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The upcoming demographic crises in Germany demands fundamental reforms of the pension system. In a democracy, reforms … enforced. After 2023, Germany will be characterized by a gerontocratic system where the old decide over the young. Only the …
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