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Data and Research on Retirement in Germany

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  • Börsch-Supan, Axel

    (Sonderforschungsbereich 504)

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The German public retirement insurance is one of the most generous and universal pension systems in the world. At the same time, the system is under severe strain due to very strong population aging and shrinking system participation. Labor force participation of the elderly is therefore an important scientific and political issue. Against this backdrop, the paper describes and evaluates micro data sources on labor force participation of the elderly and retirement behavior in Germany. It presents quality, breadth, and availability of the existing data sources, discusses where gaps exist, and describes which attempts are being made to fill these gaps. The paper also describes how the available data has been used for econometric studies on incentive effects inducing early retirement in Germany. Additional attention is given to the potential use of German data for cross-national comparisons.

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  • Börsch-Supan, Axel, 2000. "Data and Research on Retirement in Germany," Sonderforschungsbereich 504 Publications 00-20, Sonderforschungsbereich 504, Universität Mannheim;Sonderforschungsbereich 504, University of Mannheim.
    • Handle: RePEc:xrs:sfbmaa:00-20
    Note: Financial support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, SFB 504, at the University of Mannheim, is gratefully acknowledged.
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