Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Adequacy of Pension Systems in Europe: An Analysis Based on Comprehensive Replacement Rates

Providing access for all individuals to appropriate pension entitlements, public and/or private, which allow them to maintain, to a reasonable degree, their standard of living after retirement is considered a social policy objective.1 An exploration of the above objective can be performed by comparing the individuals’ living standards when active and when retired. The aim of this paper is to develop ...

The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits

This paper explores the interface between personality psychology and economics. We examine the predictive power of personality and the stability of personality traits over the life cycle. We develop simple analytical frameworks for interpreting the evidence in personality psychology and suggest promising avenues for future research.

Do Older Worker Have More Trouble Using a Computer than Younger Worker?

The Diffusion of Computers and the Distribution of Wages

Revenue and Distributional Effects of the Current Tax Reform Proposals in Germany - An Evaluation by Microsimulation

Implications of an Aging Population: A Comparative Analysis of West Germany an the United States

Aging in Germany and the United States: International Comparisons

Housing Market Regulations and Housing Market Performance in the United States, Germany, and Japan

Germany - A Social Security System on the Verge of Collaps

Germany has one of the most generous retirement systems in the world. At the very same time, Germany also faces one of the most incisive population aging processes. The ratio of workers to pensioners will decrease to about one to one within the next generation. This will put the German pay-as-you-go social security system under sever pressure. This paper has three aims. First, it shows that the design ...

Data and Research on Saving in Germany