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Prof. Dr. Uwe Fachinger is a Professor at the Institute of Gerontology of the University of Vechta, Germany. His research focuses on the intersection of Gerontology, Economics, and Demographic Change, with emphasis on social security systems, senior entrepreneurship, and assistive technologies for aging populations.
- Affiliations: Head of Department of Economics and Demographic Change, Institute of Gerontology, University of Vechta.
- Key Research Areas: Intergenerational wealth transfer, pension system dynamics, digital transformation in rural communities, economic aspects of aging, and hybrid employment models.
His scholarly output includes analyses of economic potentials of AAL systems, income replacement in retirement, and social inequality in aging societies. He has contributed to policy discussions on integrating self-employed individuals into pension systems and optimizing quartier-based care networks in the Ruhr region.
Lectures and Projects highlight his expertise in public finance, non-profit economics, and healthcare economics, with funded initiatives like the Niedersächsisches Promotionsprogramm (Lower Saxony Graduate Program) on digital transformation in rural areas and the QuartiersNETZ project on senior-driven community networks.
Collaborations span institutions such as the Volkswagen Foundation, BMBF, and German Social Accident Insurance, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to aging research.
