How higher pensions shape work after retirement: Lessons from Germany’s Earned Income Pension Credit

Can governments raise pensions for low-income retirees without discouraging them from working? Drawing on Germany’s Earned Income Pension Credit, this column finds that higher pension
Why households save and work: The role of risks, bequest motives, and family dynamics

Household saving and labour supply are shaped by many risks – wages, marriage, health, longevity – as well as bequest motives. This column develops a

