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Reforming the German Public Pension System
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Börsch-Supan, Axel Wilke, Christina Benita |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Abstract | Chancellor Bismarck introduced public pensions in Germany more than 120 years ago. That system has expanded into one of the most generous pension systems in the world. Most workers receive virtually all of their retirement income from it. Costs are almost 12 percent of GDP, more than 2.5 times as much as the U.S. Social Security System. The pressures exerted by population aging, amplified by negative incentive effects, have induced a reform process that began in 1992 and reached its peak in the 2001 and 2004 reforms. The 2001 reform converted the exemplary monolithic Bismarckian public insurance system into a complex multipillar system. The 2004 reform converted the pay-as-you-go pillar into a quasi notional defined contribution (NDC) system. This paper delivers an assessment in how far these reform steps will solve the pressing pension problems in Germany. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/www/external/labor/aging/rsi/rsi_papers/2006_axel1.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://takayama-online.net/pie/stage3/Japanese/d_p/dp2004/dp226/text.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/www/external/labor/aging/rsi/rsi_papers/2006_axel1.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/jprc/English/conferences/Axel-paper.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://hermes-ir.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/rs/bitstream/10086/14251/1/pie_dp226.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
