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29.11.2022
The Effect of a Longer Working Career on Retirement Income
WIFO Study Commissioned by "Aktion Generationengerechtigkeit"
A recent WIFO study presents the impact of different retirement dates within the corridor pension on the amount of the individual's first pension and on lifetime income for some model careers, both genders and seven occupational groups. Furthermore, the impact of later retirement on the public budget is calculated.
Austrian pension law fixes the mandatory retirement age at 65 and aims at a gross income replacement rate of 80 percent of the average earned income. At the same time, the corridor pension allows individuals to choose their retirement date between the ages of 62 and 68.
Incentives were introduced for later retirement by pension reductions for earlier retirement and supplements for later retirement. In addition, reduced social security contributions increase the net earned income of older workers.
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Study
28.11.2022
Finalization: April 2022
Contractor project: Aktion Generationengerechtigkeit
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