Pension Systems Sustainability and Distributional Effects in Germany and the United Kingdom /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Mattil, Birgit (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2006.
• Σειρά: Contributions to Economics,
• Θέματα: Macroeconomics.; Public finance.; Social policy.; Population.; Aging.; Demography.; Economics.; Social Policy.; Public Economics.; Population Economics.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.

Recently, policy debate and comparative research on old-age pensions have focused on the financial sustainability of pension systems in the face of demographic change. This study, however, also takes into account distributional effects involved in pension system structures. Theoretical, institutiona...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Objectives of pension systems
• Determining factors for sustainability and distributional effects of pension systems
• The macroeconomic and social environment of Germany and the United Kingdom
• Comparative description of the pension systems in Germany and the United Kingdom
• Empirical analysis of the income situation of the elderly in Germany and the United Kingdom
• Sustainability and distributional perspectives of the German and the United Kingdom pension system
• Final remarks.