New rules reversing reforms of Germany’s statutory pension system took effect on 1 July 2014. Some critics estimate that these more generous pension rules will cost an extra €10 billion over the next decade, and younger workers will have to fund them with little chance of receiving equally generous benefits when they retire.
Martin Beznoska / Jochen Pimpertz / Maximilian Stockhausen IW-Analyse No. 143 13. July 2021
Would universal health insurance lead to more solidarity?
The principle behind Germany’s statutory health insurance (SHI) system, into which all employees up to a certain income threshold are obliged to pay a per¬centage of their earnings, is one of solidarity.
Martin Beznoska / Jochen Pimpertz / Maximilian Stockhausen IW
Susanna Kochskämper / Silvia Neumeister / Maximilian Stockhausen IW-Trends No. 4 28. December 2020
Who Nurses When and How Much?: An Inventory of Home Nursing Care in Germany
German society is ageing and the need for nursing care is increasing. In 2017, just under 5 million people claimed to be providing nursing care in a private setting. An analysis of the data from the Socio-Economic Panel provides a heterogeneous picture of how ...
Susanna Kochskämper / Silvia Neumeister / Maximilian Stockhausen IW
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