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Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung von Altersarmut: Makröokonomische Folgen und Verteilungseffekte

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  • Feld Lars P.

    (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg,Walter Eucken Institut, Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung)

  • Kallweit Manuel
  • Kohlmeier Anabell

    (Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung)

Abstract

There is an intensive debate about old-age poverty in Germany that has induced political parties to develop proposals for higher pensions of poor pensioners in light of the federal elections of September 2013. In addition, several proposals from economists aim at reforming the pension system in a way that mitigates old-age poverty. In this paper, we consider these proposals in a computable general equilibrium model in order to derive their effects on the income distribution, on employment, on the capital stock and on GDP. Our results indicate that negative employment, capital and GDP effects are induced by such reforms as compared to the alternative of basic means-tested social welfare in oldage. Moreover, the strongest beneficiaries would be the currently higher age employees with low income and much less the respective younger employees, while younger and higher age employees with high and medium incomes will lose.

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  • Feld Lars P. & Kallweit Manuel & Kohlmeier Anabell, 2013. "Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung von Altersarmut: Makröokonomische Folgen und Verteilungseffekte," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 14(3-4), pages 279-304, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:bpj:pewipo:v:14:y:2013:i:3-4:p:279-304:n:10
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-2516.12018
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