Axel-Börsch-Supan, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, and Friedrich Breyer, Professor for economic and social policy at the University of Constance, have discovered that in the current pension debate even experts commit grave fallacies in reasoning. In a guest contribution for the Süddeutsche Zeitung the scientists correct five of the most common mistakes made in the pension debate. SZ Guest Article (German only) Further information on pensions

Extension of SHARE study allows for EU-wide country-comparisons - Munich, July 2016. Tackling the common challenges of ageing societies will be substantially improved by extending the coverage of the SHARE survey to all EU member states. The fact that European societies are continuously ageing, leads to a situation that has never existed before. In order to cope with these unprecedented circumstances, EU wide collaboration is essential. SHARE, the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe is the largest pan-European social science panel study and able to advance this joint process: “We

Tackling the common challenges of ageing societies will be substantially improved by extending the coverage of the SHARE survey to all EU member states.“We succeeded in integrating the last remaining uncovered EU countries in the survey. This is a great novelty that allows us to investigate ageing societies in all of the European Union”, Axel Börsch-Supan, Scientific Coordinator of the survey said. Press Release

The risk of poverty in old age has to be tackled at its roots. For this purpose, investing into apprenticeships and in-service training, as well as effectively integrating migrants, is better suited than reforming the pension scheme, Prof. Axel Börsch-Supan, Director of the Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, explains in a recent paper. Discussion Paper "Armut im Alter" (German only) Commentary for the newspaper FAZ: "Wie Manna vom Himmel" (German only)

von Axel Börsch-Supan, erschienen in der FAZ am 27. Mai 2016 - Höhere Renten für alle? Union und Sozialdemokraten locken mit neuen Versprechen und tun so, als spiele Geld keine Rolle. Doch die Zeiten, als das Wünschen noch geholfen hat, sind vorbei. Die Demographie schafft auf Erden Fakten, und die Rechnung zahlt nicht der liebe Gott. Statt aus Manna muss die Rente aus den Beiträgen und Steuern der jüngeren Generation finanziert werden. Wer in Zeiten des demographischen Wandels das Rentenniveau für alle Rentner stabilisieren will, gibt den Älteren sowie den durchschnittlich und besser Verdienenden

Dr. Thorsten Kneip (MEA): “Parenthood and Happiness. The early years.” - Organized by: Prof. Axel Börsch-Supan, Dr. Martin Spindler, Dr. Thorsten Kneip Speaker: Dr. Thorsten Kneip (MEA) Title: “Parenthood and Happiness. The early years.” At Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Amalienstraße 33, 80799 Munich, Room 313 10:30 to 12:00 am