The potentials of migrants
Dr. Christian Hunkler, scientist at the Max Planck Institute für Social Law and Social Policy, joined a discussion on the integration of refugees at the Max Planck Forum in Berlin. In this context, he
Poverty: striking at the roots of the problem
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 t
Research on ageing societies will be improved
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
The Fallacies in the Pension Debate
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
Katharina Crepaz erhält Förderpreis
Das Max-Planck-Institut für Sozialrecht und Sozialpolitik gratuliert Katharina Crepaz, PhD, zum Friedwart Bruckhaus-Förderpreis der Hanns Martin Schleyer-Stiftung. Die Wissenschaftlerin der Max Planck
The Baltic Sea States Project
New joint project started (MPISOC/MPIDR/Population Europe) - On the edge of societies: New vulnerable populations, emerging challenges for social policies, and future demands for social innovation. Th
15 years of Riester Rension Scheme – a Résumé
The Riester pension scheme was introduced in the course of the pension reform in 2001 with the aim of making the statutory pension (Gesetzliche Rentenversicherung, GRV) sustainable in light of the dem