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Corneo, G., Keese, M., Schröder, C. The Riester Scheme and Private Savings: An Empirical Analysis based on the German SOEP. Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, 129(2), 321-332. https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.129.2.321
Corneo, Giacomo; Keese, Matthias and Schröder, Carsten "The Riester Scheme and Private Savings: An Empirical Analysis based on the German SOEP" Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch 129.2, 2009, 321-332. https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.129.2.321
Corneo, Giacomo/Keese, Matthias/Schröder, Carsten (2009): The Riester Scheme and Private Savings: An Empirical Analysis based on the German SOEP, in: Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, vol. 129, iss. 2, 321-332, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.129.2.321

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The Riester Scheme and Private Savings: An Empirical Analysis based on the German SOEP

Corneo, Giacomo | Keese, Matthias | Schröder, Carsten

Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 129 (2009), Iss. 2 : pp. 321–332

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Giacomo Corneo, Free University of Berlin, Department of Economics, Boltzmannstraße 20, 14195 Berlin, Germany.

Matthias Keese, Ruhr Graduate School in Economics, c/o University of Duisburg-Essen, Department of Economics – Chair of Public Finance, 45117 Essen, Germany.

Carsten Schröder, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Department of Economics, Social Policy and Health Economics, Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, 24118 Kiel, Germany.

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Abstract

Since 2002 the German government has promoted private retirement saving plans by means of special subsidies and tax incentives: the 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. The introduction of the Riester scheme is treated as a natural experiment. Estimation results cast some doubts on the effectiveness of the Riester scheme and call for enhanced efforts to evaluate that policy.