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Policy makers may consult public opinion when rethinking social security. Factors that influence public opinion usually go beyond personal interests and values, however. It is frequently argued that public institutions indirectly influence the...

Munich / Paris, May 29, 2020. Axel Börsch-Supan, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, was appointed to the French “Commission of Experts for Great Economic Challenges” on May 29, 2020 by the French President...

New Study by the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy on recent measures to safeguard jobs, the economy and social protection

There is little doubt about the need to reform the German pension system. In an article in the FAZ (20 March 2020) and subsequently on SWR 1 (15 May 2020), Prof. Ulrich Becker, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy,...