05.11.2019
Pension Reforms in Germany Miss their Targets
Targeting is an important aim for social policy. A new MEA Discussion Paper reflects in three case studies typical shortcomings in the targeting design of pension reforms in Germany. The first case st
10.10.2019
Tabea Bucher-Koenen Takes Over Professorship
Prof. Dr. Tabea Bucher-Koenen, former staff member at the Max-Planck-Institute for Social Law and Social Policy and until the beginning of this year head of the research unit “Old-Age Provision and So
01.08.2019
MEA Becomes ECSR Member
The Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy is now a member institution of the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR).
29.07.2019
SHARE Wave 7 Data Released
The SHARE Release 7.0.0 includes the first release of wave 7 data. Eight new countries joined SHARE in wave 7: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Romania and Slovakia. The data colle
18.06.2019
Otto-Hahn-Medaille für Felizia Hanemann
Für ihre Doktorarbeit erhielt Dr. Felizia Hanemann vom Max-Planck-Institut für Sozialrecht und Sozialpolitik die Otto-Hahn-Medaille der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Die Auszeichnung würdigt herausragende