This paper investigates the role of non-contributory pension schemes in alleviating poverty among the elderly in the European Union. Non-contributory pensions, which are not linked to previous earnings or contributions, are a key element of public pension systems aimed at reducing poverty in old...

This paper investigates the role of non-contributory pension schemes in alleviating poverty among the elderly in the European Union. Non-contributory pensions, which are not linked to previous earnings or contributions, are a key element of public pension systems aimed at reducing poverty in old...

Low saving rates combined with low effective retirement age herald old-age poverty. This paper examines the preferred strategies of future Polish pensioners in order to sustain the standard of living in the future. A two-step approach is used: as a first-best strategy, we explore determinants of...

Living standards in old age are affected both by the pension system and the tax system. Yet, little research analyses the interaction between both systems. In this paper, we connect the principles of the pension system (solidarity vs. insurance) to the principles of the tax system (vertical...

Living standards in old age are affected both by the pension system and the tax system. Yet, little research analyses the interaction between both systems. In this paper, we connect the principles of the pension system (solidarity vs. insurance) to the principles of the tax system (vertical...

Dr. Henriette Meissner Update: BRSG II – Regierungsentwurf vom 18.9.2024 BSG versagt bAV-Freibetrag den freiwillig krankenversicherten Betriebsrentnern Dr. Henriette Meissner/Frank Wörner Update NachweisG Alexander Schrehardt Absicherung des Berufsunfähigkeitsrisikos mit einem...

Low saving rates combined with low effective retirement age herald old-age poverty. This paper examines the preferred strategies of future Polish pensioners in order to sustain the standard of living in the future. A two-step approach is used: as a first-best strategy, we explore determinants of...

This paper asks whether marriage decisions of unmarried mature couples are driven by the prospect of financial advantages for the later widowed after one partner has suffered a serious health shock. We hypothesize that, in contrast to traditional marriage models, such health shocks may induce...

Wissenschaftler*innen aus Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen sowie Gewerkschaften veröffentlichen jährlich einen Bericht zu wichtigen wirtschaftspolitischen Themenbereichen, den sie als Alternative zum Herbstgutachten der sogenannten fünf Wirtschaftsweisen verstehen. Rezension (ekz):...

Die gesetzliche Rente ist für die meisten Menschen im Rentenalter die wichtigste Einkommensquelle. In der sozialpolitischen Diskussion wird häufig das Verhältnis dieser vorleistungsabhängigen Pflichtversicherungsleistung und der vorleistungsunabhängigen, steuerfinanzierten Grundsicherung,...

Die gesetzliche Rente ist für die meisten Menschen im Rentenalter die wichtigste Einkommensquelle. In der sozialpolitischen Diskussion wird häufig das Verhältnis dieser vorleistungsabhängigen Pflichtversicherungsleistung und der vorleistungsunabhängigen, steuerfinanzierten Grundsicherung,...

How is the financial situation of a person linked to their health in old age? Empirical analyses using longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) examine various dimensions of health: depression, subjective health and physical limitations. In addition,...

Die Große Koalition stellt mit der Grundrente vor allem langjährige Beitragszahler besser. Allerdings bekämpft die Grundrente lediglich ein Symptom, statt sich den Ursachen zu widmen: der Politik niedriger Löhne und falscher politischer Maßnahmen. Niedrige Löhne führen zu niedrigen...

Purpose of the article: Nigeria's shift to the Defined Contributory Scheme (DCS) is more or less questionable in terms of providing economic security for the senior citizens and preventing old age poverty. The 2004 and 2014 pension reforms sought to conform to pension theory; yet, there could be...

Providing a decent living standard and preventing old-age poverty are the two major challenges of pension insurance schemes. Replacement rates below the poverty line despite many years of contribution represent a major challenge for public pension schemes with respect to the systems "raison...

While the financial sustainability of pension systems has been high on reform agendas, the adequacy of retirement incomes has only recently come into focus. This chapter analyses old-age poverty from a comparative and longitudinal perspective using repeated waves of cross-sectional micro-level...

Providing a decent living standard and preventing old-age poverty are the two major challenges of pension insurance schemes. Replacement rates below the poverty line despite many years of contribution represent a major challenge for public pension schemes with respect to the systems "raison...

Purpose of the article: Nigeria's shift to the Defined Contributory Scheme (DCS) is more or less questionable in terms of providing economic security for the senior citizens and preventing old age poverty. The 2004 and 2014 pension reforms sought to conform to pension theory; yet, there could be...

Social Security faces a major financing shortfall. One policy option for addressing this shortfall would be to raise the earliest age at which individuals can claim their retirement benefits. A welfare analysis of such a policy change depends critically on how it affects living standards. This...

Social Security faces a major financing shortfall. One policy option for addressing this shortfall would be to raise the earliest age at which individuals can claim their retirement benefits. A welfare analysis of such a policy change depends critically on how it affects living standards. This...

Die Generation nach den Babyboomern ist die erste nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, die ihre Eltern mehrheitlich nicht wirtschaftlich übertreffen wird. Obwohl die Wirtschaft ein Jahrzehnt lang wuchs, besitzt die Mehrheit in diesem Land kaum Kapital, kein Vermögen. Doch sich Wohlstand aus eigener...

The recent emergence and expansion of non-contributory pension programmes across low- and middle-income countries responds and contributes to a larger attention towards the population of elderly individuals in developing countries. These programmes are intended to reduce poverty in old age by...

Whether social transfers should be targeted or universal is an unsolved debate that is particularly relevant for the implementation of social protection schemes in developing countries. While the limited availability of public resources encourages targeting, the difficulty in identifying the...

In 2013, Mexico's Social Pension Program for the Elderly was expanded by changing its eligibility threshold from age 70 to age 65. Using pooled cross-sectional data from Mexico's National Household Income and Expenditure Survey, the exogenous variation around eligibility age was exploited to...

Inequality in wealth among elderly households, and in particular the prevalence of very low wealth holdings, can be an important consideration in the design of social insurance programs. This paper examines the incidence and determinants of low levels of financial and total wealth using repeated...

Inequality in wealth among elderly households, and in particular the prevalence of very low wealth holdings, can be an important consideration in the design of social insurance programs. This paper examines the incidence and determinants of low levels of financial and total wealth using repeated...