The article surveys the state of the German pension system after a sequence of reforms
aimed at achieving long-term sustainability. We argue that the latest reforms have moved …

Government healthcare expenditures have been growing much more rapidly than GDP in
OECD countries. How much of this growth is due to demographic change versus increases …

In all ageing economies, long-term care (LTC) is becoming a more pressing political as well
as economic issue. As Germany is one of the fastest ageing countries, it has already …

The German Health Care System (GHCS) faces many challenges among which an aging
population and economic problems are just a few. The GHCS traditionally emphasised …

“Bailing out” has recently become a standard expression in newspapers' business sections
all over the world. First, there was the financial sector, followed by the automotive industry …

Aging may be one of the most far-reaching processes defining the economic, fiscal, and
social changes societies are likely to experience over the next 40 years. The demographic …

During the next few decades the populations of most developed countries will grow older
and older as a result of the low fertility rates since the 1970s and/or the continuously …

During the next few decades the populations of most developed countries will grow older
and older as a result of the low fertility rates since the 1970s and/or the continuously …

This paper uses generational accounts to analyse the long term sustainability of Belgian
public finances. We derive age-profiles of detailed tax and expenditure categories from …

Die öffentliche Diskussion um das Rentenpaket und die Pflegereform der Bundesregierung
besticht durch einen eigentümlichen Charakter. Denn sowohl die Gegner als auch die …