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The majority of countries raised the retirement age, but the level of new pensions has also been reduced and in some cases contributions have been increased. In Scandinavia, survivors' pensions have been restricted. Several countries have also introduced indirect incentives to remain in employment or established automatic adjustment formulas. Empirical studies on the success for implementing pension reforms show that a business cycle downturn and high international pressure promote their implementation.","onlinedate":"2024-12-02 10:00:00","lang":"German","publication_series":"","publication_date":"20240831","publication_date_year":"","publication_date_full":true,"publication_num_pages":"42","keywords":"[]","jelcodes":"[]","related_publications":"[]","pdf":418427,"zip":null,"link":"","monthly_report":false,"monthly_report_main":false,"monthly_report_volume":"","monthly_report_pages":"","monthly_report_pages_sort":"0","issue":"","journal":"","publisher":"","invisible":false,"external":false,"embargo_date":"2024-12-02 10:00:00","types":[81966],"research_groups":[3500],"collaboration":"","persons":[3899],"persons_data":"[{\"personId\":3899,\"personName\":\"Thomas Url\",\"organisationNames\":[]}]","clients":[10968],"subclients":[],"partners":[],"topics":[40736],"host_publication_title":"","host_publication_subtitle":"","place_of_publication":"","host_publication_editors":"[]","type_description":"","output_media":"","chapter":"","article_number":"","citations":"{\"apa\":\"<div class=\\\"rendering rendering_researchoutput  rendering_researchoutput_apa rendering_bookanthology rendering_apa rendering_bookanthology_apa\\\"><span>Url, T.<\\\/span> (2024). <span><em>Alterssicherungssysteme und Pensionsreformen in Europa<\\\/em><\\\/span>. 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Dieser Beitrag gibt einen {\\\\\\\"U}berblick zu den Alterssicherungssystemen in Europa und den zuletzt umgesetzten Reformen. Die Mehrheit der L{\\\\\\\"a}nder hob in den letzten Jahren das Pensionsantrittsalter an, es wurde aber auch die H{\\\\\\\"o}he der Neupensionen gesenkt und vereinzelt die Beitr{\\\\\\\"a}ge erh{\\\\\\\"o}ht. In Skandinavien wurde der Bezug von Hinterbliebenenpensionen beschr{\\\\\\\"a}nkt. In mehreren L{\\\\\\\"a}ndern wurden auch indirekte Anreize f{\\\\\\\"u}r den Verbleib im Erwerbsleben gesetzt oder automatische Anpassungsformeln eingef{\\\\\\\"u}hrt. Empirische Untersuchungen {\\\\\\\"u}ber die Erfolgsfaktoren zur Umsetzung von Pensionsreformen zeigen, dass eine schlechte Konjunkturlage und hoher internationaler Druck deren Umsetzung f{\\\\\\\"o}rdern.\\\",<\\\/div><div>  author   = \\\"Thomas Url\\\",<\\\/div><div>  year     = \\\"2024\\\",<\\\/div><div>  month    = aug,<\\\/div><div>  day      = \\\"31\\\",<\\\/div><div>  language = \\\"Deutsch\\\",<\\\/div><p>}<\\\/p><\\\/div>\",\"ris\":\"<div class=\\\"rendering rendering_researchoutput  rendering_researchoutput_ris rendering_bookanthology rendering_ris rendering_bookanthology_ris\\\"><p>TY  - BOOK<\\\/p><p>T1  - Alterssicherungssysteme und Pensionsreformen in Europa<\\\/p><p>AU  - Url, Thomas<\\\/p><p>PY  - 2024\\\/8\\\/31<\\\/p><p>Y1  - 2024\\\/8\\\/31<\\\/p><p>N2  - Die Pensionsreformen um die Jahrhundertwende machten das \u00f6sterreichische Pensionssystem nachhaltiger. Angesichts knapper \u00f6ffentlicher Mittel stellt sich f\u00fcr den Gesetzgeber dennoch die Frage nach weiteren potenziellen Reformoptionen f\u00fcr das Pensionssystem. Dieser Beitrag gibt einen \u00dcberblick zu den Alterssicherungssystemen in Europa und den zuletzt umgesetzten Reformen. Die Mehrheit der L\u00e4nder hob in den letzten Jahren das Pensionsantrittsalter an, es wurde aber auch die H\u00f6he der Neupensionen gesenkt und vereinzelt die Beitr\u00e4ge erh\u00f6ht. In Skandinavien wurde der Bezug von Hinterbliebenenpensionen beschr\u00e4nkt. In mehreren L\u00e4ndern wurden auch indirekte Anreize f\u00fcr den Verbleib im Erwerbsleben gesetzt oder automatische Anpassungsformeln eingef\u00fchrt. 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