Demand Inducement, Crowding in and the German Riester Pension Scheme: An Empirical Analysis (in German)

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Christian Pfarr

University of Bayreuth

Udo Schneider

Techniker Krankenkasse

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Date Written: November 2010

Abstract

In 2001, the voluntary additional Riester pension scheme was implemented in Germany. Financial subsidies should incentivize people to increase their private pension savings. In this paper, we hypothesize that these publicly subsidized savings mainly replace existing not subsidized savings and that supplier induced demand is an important factor. Using data from the Socio-economic Panel we analyze the key determinants in the choice of a Riesterpension. We find greater participation of those who already have life insurance or other public subsidized savings. Furthermore, we show that a contact with an insurance agent in the previous year is a major factor for the possession of a Riester-pension.

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Keywords: Riester-Rente, Demografie, angebotsinduzierte Nachfrage, Mitnahmeeffekt

JEL Classification: D12, H31, I38

Suggested Citation

Pfarr, Christian and Schneider, Udo, Demand Inducement, Crowding in and the German Riester Pension Scheme: An Empirical Analysis (in German) (November 2010). SOEPpaper No. 341, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1737660 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1737660

Christian Pfarr (Contact Author)

University of Bayreuth ( email )

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Bayreuth, D-95447
Germany

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Udo Schneider

Techniker Krankenkasse ( email )

Bramfelder Str. 140
D-22305 Hamburg
Germany

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