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Old Age Provision and State Pensions – How Sustainable Are They?
Florian Dorn, Benedikt Kauf, Manuela Krause, Niklas Potrafke
ifo Institut, München, 2016
ifo Schnelldienst, 2016, 69, Nr. 17, 44-48
ifo Institut, München, 2016
ifo Schnelldienst, 2016, 69, Nr. 17, 44-48
The June issue of the Economists Panel by Ifo and FAZ economics polled professors at German universities on the topic of old age provision and a reform of the state pension system. The majority of economists consider the current pension system to be unsustainable. Participants therefore favour a long-term financing of state pensions, and a higher retirement age.