Partial retirement should be restructured – partial retirement 2.0. Reform plans are likely to increase the labor supply only moderately

Abstract

"In Germany, partial retirement in the future should only be possible from age 58 onwards, with the block model being abolished. Projections based on the birth cohort of 1955 indicate that the number of older employees would increase by approximately 0.3 to 0.6 percent due to raising the minimum retirement age. Furthermore, eliminating the block model would only result in a very limited increase in the labor supply, as most individuals are likely to switch to other partial retirement models." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Miele, K. (2026): Die Altersteilzeit soll neugestaltet werden - Altersteilzeit 2.0: Die Reformpläne dürften das Arbeitsangebot nur moderat steigern. (IAB-Kurzbericht 22/2026), Nürnberg, 7 p. DOI:10.48720/IAB.KB.2622