Gesetzliche Rente: Bedeutet Teilhabeäquivalenz Verteilungsneutralität? — Ein weiterer Irrtum

Friedrich Breyer

Wirtschaftsdienst, 2013, vol. 93, issue 2, 117-119

Abstract: A basic principle of statutory retirement insurance in Germany is the proportionality between earnings and retirement benefits called “Teilhabeäquivalenz”. Advocates of the system defend this principle, arguing that it ensures distributive neutrality. However, this assertion is wrong because the principle combines two concepts with different time dimensions: lifetime contributions and monthly retirement benefits. If clearly defined population groups differ in their life expectancy, then this very principle achieves income redistribution, in the German case from low earners to high earners. We propose a simple change in the rules which would avoid this undesirable redistribution. Copyright ZBW and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

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Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s10273-013-1494-4

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