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Under the title “State Pension Fund Reform Project: Benefits and Limits of a Cross-Country Evaluation,” our institute hereby presents the...
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Basic security and basic pension: Needs-based supplements to the welfare state
Social assistance benefits are part of a functioning welfare state. It ensures that a citizen in need of assistance is...
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“Betriebsrentenstärkungsgesetz”: The Social Partner Model – Desire and Reality of the Newly Created Defined Contribution Scheme
The social partner model In the “Betriebsrentenstärkungsgesetz” (BRSG) of 2017, the newly created social partner model for occupational pensions (“betriebliche...
