Dieser Beitrag untersucht den Einfluss von Financial Literacy auf die Altersvorsorge. Zunächst wird in einer theoretischen Analyse ein indirekter Effekt beschrieben. Demnach begünstigt mangelnde Financial Literacy eine Aversion gegen die Beschäftigung mit finanziellen Angelegenheiten. Dadurch steigen die „psychologischen Kosten“ für die Planung der Altersvorsorge oder die Auswahl eines konkreten Vorsorgeproduktes ...
In einer sich verändernden Welt, in der zunehmend ökonomische Entscheidungen zu treffen sind, rücken das Finanzwissen und die -kompetenzen in den Vordergrund. Insbesondere für den Bereich der Altersvorsorge ist dies wichtig und dabei gerade für Frauen, denn diese sind stärker von einer geringen Altersabsicherung betroffen; die fehlende Absicherung über die gesetzliche und betriebliche Rentenversicherung ...
In numerous industrialized countries the demographic change erodes the financial basis of traditional pay-as-you-go pension systems. To compensate for decreasing statutory pensions, many governments incentivize private saving by meansof subsidized retirement plans. In this context, Germany introduced the so-called Riester pension plans. To assess its effectiveness, this paper analyzes the effects of ...
In this paper, we study how the tax-and-transfer system reduces the inequality of lifetime income by redistributing lifetime earnings between individuals with different skill endowments and by providing individuals with insurance against lifetime earnings risk. Based on a dynamic life-cycle model, we find that redistribution through the tax-and-transfer system offsets around half of the inequality ...
The demographic change is posing many challenges for government budgets. In the face of a shrinking work force, keeping the number of workers and thus pension contributors at the highest possible level is a key economic policy goal. This could be achieved if people retire from the work force later in life. Partial retirement, the option to work part-time while drawing a pension before reaching the ...
This paper utilises the discontinuities induced by earnings caps for social security contributions (SSC) in Germany to analyse the effect of SSC on gross labour earnings. Economic incidence is identified by exploiting an increase of a regional earnings cap of health and long-term care insurance as a natural experiment. Based on administrative data, difference-in-differences models are estimated. I ...
This paper analyses financial literacy and financial behavior of middle class people living in an urban Asian economy. Other than most papers on financial literacy that focus on people in developed countries, we surveyed people living Bangkok. Using standard financial literacy questions, we find that financial literacy levels are largely comparable to industrialized countries, but understanding of ...
