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dc.contributor.authorCorneo, Giacomoen
dc.contributor.authorKeese, Matthiasen
dc.contributor.authorSchröder, Carstenen
dc.date.accessioned2009-08-12T07:36:12Z-
dc.date.available2009-08-12T07:36:12Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/27673-
dc.description.abstractSince 2002 the German government has promoted private retirement saving plans by means of special subsidies and tax incentives (Riester scheme). This policy mainly targets low-income households. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel, we scrutinize the impact of the Riester scheme on private savings. Our empirical strategy consists of treating the introduction of the Riester scheme as a natural experiment. The estimation results cast some doubts on the effectiveness of the Riester scheme in raising private savings and call for enhanced systematic efforts to evaluate that policy.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aKiel University, Department of Economics |cKielen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aEconomics Working Paper |x2008-18en
dc.subject.jelD12en
dc.subject.jelI38en
dc.subject.jelH31en
dc.subject.jelH24en
dc.subject.jelD14en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordretirement savingen
dc.subject.keywordRiester schemeen
dc.subject.keywordtax incentivesen
dc.subject.keywordsubsidy incentivesen
dc.subject.keywordpensionsen
dc.subject.keywordtreatment analysisen
dc.subject.stwPrivate Rentenversicherungen
dc.subject.stwSteuerbegünstigungen
dc.subject.stwWirtschaftspolitische Wirkungsanalyseen
dc.subject.stwSparenen
dc.subject.stwNiedrigeinkommenen
dc.subject.stwDeutschlanden
dc.titleCan governments boost voluntary retirement savings via tax incentives and subsidies? A German case study for low-income households-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn582119308en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:cauewp:7413en

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