Retirement Expectations in Germany—Towards Rising Social Inequality?

Heß, Moritz

doi:10.3390/soc8030050

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“…Those with medium education plan to retire earlier than those with low and high education. This u-shaped connection was found earlier with German data for the actual retirement age by Hofäcker et al (2015) and for the expected retirement age by Hess (2018) . “However, while high-skilled workers both want and expect to retire late, low-skilled workers prefer to retire early but expect that they have to work longer in order to ensure a reasonable pension.…”

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Planned Retirement Timing in Europe: Are Europeans Adapting to the Policy of Extending Working Lives

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As populations are ageing concerns regarding the sustainability of European welfare states have come to the forefront. In reaction, policy makers have implemented measurements aimed at the prolongation of working lives. This study investigates weather older workers have adapted their planned retirement age, as a result of this new policy credo. Based on data from Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) the analysis shows an increase of the planned retirement age (1.36 years) across all ten European countries investigated, albeit with country-specific variations. Variations on the individual level can be detected in regard to gender, education and self-reported health status.

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“…It must, however, be mentioned that the reforms aimed at delaying retirement are not the only potential explanation for these developments ( Hess 2018 ). The overall labour market development has been well and the demand for workers has increased—at least in some European countries.…”

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“…Also interested in the consequences of labor market conditions, Hess [95] analyzes the effects of changes in retirement policy intended to prolong working life in Germany. He uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP) and the German Aging Survey (DEAS) and finds that these policy changes yield key differences in expectations about retirement by class.…”

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Attitudes toward Redistributive Policy: An Introduction

Steele

Breznau

2019

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We provide an overview of the field of preferences for redistribution research, including divergent terminological and theoretical approaches. We review the different uses of public attitudes, policy preferences and public opinion. We outline the theoretical roles of material interests, values and opinion-policy endogeneity. We also introduce and summarize the original research presented in this Special Issue. Among the key contributions of the Special Issue to the subfield are novel explorations of how socialization affects preferences for redistribution; an examination of how perceptions about inequality translate into policy preferences; a call for more research into the links between taxation and social policy preferences; explanations for the paradox of low levels of support for redistribution in the famously-generous Nordic countries; and new insights into class-specific policy preferences as well as the roles of immigration and diversity in determining such preferences.

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“…These policies stimulate economic incentives of older workers to continue employment (Berkel & Börsch‐Supan, 2004; Brussig, Knuth, & Mümken, 2016). As a reflection of these trends, recent cohorts of older workers expect to work longer than previous cohorts (Coppola & Wilke, 2014; Hess, 2018). Importantly, these developments are likely to significantly alleviate economic and fiscal effects of population ageing (Maestas & Zissimopoulos, 2010) and, at the same time, contribute to a higher well‐being of older workers and possibly improve their health (Rohwedder & Willis, 2010; Behncke, 2012).…”

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Job search, transition to employment and discouragement among older unemployed welfare recipients in Germany

Nivorozhkin

2020

Soc Policy Adm

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This paper quantifies the importance of active job search for the probability of re‐employment, estimates the share of older job seekers that become discouraged and explore factors that may lead to discouragement. We use the sample of older unemployed welfare benefit recipients in Germany covered by the Panel Study “Labour Market and Social Security” (PASS). We find that employment transition rates are low for older job seekers: only around 11% found a job within a year. Participation in job search is an important but not a decisive factor for the transition to employment, other variables such education levels and health status are as important for the probability to transit to employment. Furthermore, more than 29.4% of individuals that did not find employment gave up the job search. We argue that a large share of these group of unemployed could be classified as discouraged. The job centre caseworkers' strategies specifically aimed at helping older job seekers to develop a new perspective in the labour market are likely to increase their probability of continuing to search for work.

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Retirement Expectations in Germany—Towards Rising Social Inequality?

Cited by 14 publications

References 34 publications

Planned Retirement Timing in Europe: Are Europeans Adapting to the Policy of Extending Working Lives

Planned Retirement Timing in Europe: Are Europeans Adapting to the Policy of Extending Working Lives

Attitudes toward Redistributive Policy: An Introduction

Job search, transition to employment and discouragement among older unemployed welfare recipients in Germany

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