Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy

The Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy (German: Max-Planck-Institut für Sozialrecht und Sozialpolitik) is a research institute located in Munich, Germany.

Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy

Max-Planck-Institut für Sozialrecht und Sozialpolitik
Abbreviation	MPI-SOC
Formation	1 July 2011; 14 years ago (1 July 2011)
Type	Research institute
Purpose	Basic research
Location	Munich, Germany
Coordinates	48°08′26″N 11°34′57″E
Fields	Jurisprudence, social and behavioural sciences
Managing director	Ulrich Becker
Parent organization	Max Planck Society
Website	www.mpisoc.mpg.de

History

The institute traces its origins to the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Social Law, founded in 1980, which evolved from a project group established by the Max Planck Society in 1976. In July 2011, the Institute for Foreign and International Social Law merged with the Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) headed by Axel Börsch-Supan, resulting in the creation of the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy.^[1]

Conducted Research

The Department of Foreign and International Social Law is dedicated to fundamental research in the field of foreign and international social law. The Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) studies the micro- and macroeconomic aspects of demographic change including saving and retirement decisions, pension systems, health of older people.^[2] Also the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe is coordinated at MEA.^[3]

Max Planck Law

The institute is part of the research network Max Planck Law.