Shaping the Future – How Does Policy Work for the Younger Generation?

Rising public debt, a strained pension system, and overstretched social security systems – the younger generation is entering the future faces a host of major challenges as it embarks on the future. At the same time, it is expected to right the ship and restore Germany's status as a dynamic economic player, assuming the political lead in Europe, with an economy that is competitive in the global markets. 

How can we implement reforms and shape investments in future-oriented capital in a way that takes the interests of the younger generations into account? ifo researcher Emilie Höslinger will open the discussion with an overview of the current debate on intergenerational fairness in Germany. She will then join ifo President Clemens Fuest, Max Lucks (Alliance 90/The Greens, Member of the German Bundestag), Carmen Wegge (SPD, Member of the German Bundestag) and Florian Dorn (CSU, Member of the German Bundestag), to discuss the goals the younger generation should pursue and how it can better achieve them in economic and fiscal policy.

Moderator: Judith Wittwer, Süddeutsche Zeitung

Presentation language: German

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