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Die Statistik der Betriebsrente: Eine Analyse zur Quellenlage der betrieblichen Altersversorgung 1949–1985

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  • Mävers Dorothee
  • Pieper Jonas

    (Universität Bonn, Institut für Geschichtswissenschaft, Abteilung für Verfassungs-, Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Konviktstraße 11, D-53113 Bonn, Germany)

Abstract

This paper investigates the sources of information and their quality as accessible to the government of the Federal Republic of Germany when trying to assess the situation of company funded pensions between 1949 and 1985 for the Company Pension Act of 1974. By taking a closer look at multiple government surveys as well as official statistics, the paper shows that the government only had very little access to verifiable and detailed information on the matter and relied largely on estimates. There were no coherent sources of information, and none were set up after the Act came into effect. The trend of a growing distribution and extent of corporate retirement plans from the late 1940s to the 1980s as seen in the government surveys is congruent with our findings. Furthermore, the Company Pension Act strengthened this already growing trend.

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  • Mävers Dorothee & Pieper Jonas, 2023. "Die Statistik der Betriebsrente: Eine Analyse zur Quellenlage der betrieblichen Altersversorgung 1949–1985," Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, De Gruyter, vol. 64(1), pages 213-262, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:jbwige:v:64:y:2023:i:1:p:213-262:n:7
    DOI: 10.1515/jbwg-2023-0008
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    Keywords

    Betriebliche Altersversorgung; Statistik; Bonner Republik; Betriebsrentengesetz; BetrAVG; betriebliche Sozialleistungen; company pension scheme; Statistics; Bonn Republic; Company Pensions Act; company benefits;
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    • N - Economic History
    • N - Economic History
    • N - Economic History
    • O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
    • O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
    • O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
    • O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth

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