Bernd Raffelhüschen

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Bernd Raffelhüschen (born October 7, 1957 in Niebüll ) is a German economist specializing in finance and social policy . He is a professor at the University of Bergen and at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg .

Life

From 1977 he studied economics at the University of Kiel , the Free University of Berlin and the University of Aarhus . In 1989 he received his doctorate summa cum laude on a topic of monetary theory and social policy in Kiel. In 1994 he completed his habilitation with Wolfgang Kitterer . In 1994 Raffelhüschen was offered a position at the University of Bergen (Norway). In addition to his German work there, he heads the Institute for Economics. Raffelhüschen has been Professor of Economics, especially Public Finance, at the University of Freiburg since 1995 . The development of a model of sustainability in the financing of social security systems led to an appointment to the Rürup Commission in 2002 . He is also a member of the board of the Marktwirtschaft foundation , where he has regularly published the generation balance sheet since 2006 . He is also an ambassador for the New Social Market Economy initiative . Raffelhüschen is a member of the Advisory Board of the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations .

He has been the author of the annual Glücksatlas since 2011. Since 2017 he has been head of studies at the German Real Estate Academy at the University of Freiburg. With the approval of the University of Freiburg, he holds board positions at ERGO, Volksbank Freiburg and is a member of the board of trustees of the Augustinum Group .

Scientific work

Raffelhüschen claims to be a representative of the Freiburg School . Referring to these traditions, Raffelhüschen represents his economically liberal views on the reform of the German pension system . He established the generation balance . He draws attention to the implicit or invisible public debt within the framework of statutory social insurance and calls for a liberalization of the system. Raffelhüschen's main research interests include the effects of demographic change on public finances. He is promoting the addition of a capital-based pension to the pay-as-you-go pension system and advocating an increase in sustainability in pension, health and long-term care insurance. Well known about pensions, especially old-age poverty, is his statement "There is no old-age poverty in Germany. It is practically irrelevant".

Raffelhüschen deals with the research of determinants of life satisfaction in the context of happiness research. Raffelhüschen also conducts research in the field of real estate economics.

Policy advice

Raffelhüschen regularly works in various political advisory functions.

  • Stiftelsen for Samfunds og Naeringslivforskning (SNSF), Bergen, Norway
  • European Commission , Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, Brussels, Belgium
  • Finansdepartementet (Ministry of Finance), Oslo, Norway
  • Sosial- og helsedepartementet (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health), Oslo, Norway
  • Økonomi- og erhvervsministeriet (Ministry of Economic Affairs), Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Social Affairs
  • State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Bern, Switzerland and others

Publications (selection)

  • 2016 The long-term effects of refugee migration on fiscal sustainability in Germany, Bahnsen, L., Manthei, G. and B. Raffelhüschen, Zeitschrift für Staats- und Europawwissenschaften, 14 (4), 483–502.
  • 2013 Long-Term Fiscal Effects of Public Pension Reform in Norway - A Generational Accounting Analysis, Hagist, C., B. Raffelhüschen, AE Risa and E. Vårdal, Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 38 (2), 1–23.
  • 2009 How Regional Differences in Taxes and Public Goods Distort Life Cycle Location Choices, Kotlikoff, L., B. Raffelhüschen and C. Hagist, Hacienda Pública Española / Revista de Economía Pública, 189 (2), 47–80.
  • 2004 Because they knew what they were doing: On the reform of the social long-term care insurance, Häcker, J. and B. Raffelhüschen, Quarterly Issues for Economic Research, 73 (1), 158–174.
  • 1999 Population Aging and Fiscal Policy in Europe and the United States, Gokhale, J. and B. Raffelhüschen, Economic Review, 35 (4), 10-20.
  • 1999 Generational Accounting in Europe, Raffelhüschen, B., The American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 89 (2), 167-170.
  • 1996 Et generationsregnskab for Danmark, Jensen, S., P. Jacobsen, M. Junge and B. Raffelhüschen, Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift, 134 (1), 39-60.
  • 1994 Social security and intergenerational redistribution: A generational accounting perspective, Boll, S., B. Raffelhüschen and J. Walliser, Public Choice, 81 (1), 79–100.
  • 1992 Labor migration in Europe: Experiences from Germany after unification, Raffelhüschen, B., European Economic Review, 36 (7), 1453–1471.
  • 1989 Old-age security and national debt, Raffelhüschen, B., Finanzarchiv, 47 (1), 60–76.

criticism

One point of criticism is his appearance in the media as an independent expert, without making his professional connection with the insurance company recognizable during these appearances.

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Single receipts

  1. ↑ Sustainability in the financing of social security systems
  2. ↑ New Social AMrktwirtschaft
  3. ^ Raffelhüschen, B., Krieg, O .: Deutsche Post Glücksatlas 2017
  4. ^ German Real Estate Academy
  5. ↑ ERGO
  6. ^ Volksbank Freiburg
  7. ^ Augustinum group
  8. ↑ a b Raffelschüschen curriculum vitae
  9. ^ The invisible mountain of debt FAZ April 26, 2010
  10. ↑ Source: Homburg, Stefan et al. (2014): National Debt Crisis: Time Bomb for Monetary Union ?, Ifo Schnelldienst , ISSN 0018-974X, Vol. 67, Iss. 15, pp. 3-30.
  11. ↑ Interview of the INSM: '8 questions from the INSM to Prof. Dr. Bernd Raffelhüschen ', published September 29, 2016
  12. ↑ Fiscal Sustainability
  13. ^ Research Center Generation Contracts: Real Estate Markets
  14. ^ Entry about Bernd Raffelhüschen at Lobbypedia
personal data
SURNAME Raffelhüschen, Bernd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German economist
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Niebüll