In Germany, as in many other countries in the western world, the baby boomers are reaching retirement age. As fewer young workers are entering the labour market than older workers are leaving due to low birth rates, the labour force workers is falling, all other things being equal. At the same time, the funding problems in the pension insurance system are growing, as fewer and fewer people are paying into the pension scheme, particularly in the internationally widespread pay-as-you-go systems. At the same time the proportion of pensioners is growing. Against this backdrop, the labour market participation of older people is increasingly coming into focus.
IAB-Forschungsbericht 14/2024en: Older Workers in Germany: Employment Potentials in International Comparison
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