Gradual retirement: Preferences and limitations

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In the traditional retirement scenario, individuals work full-time or part-time until a given age, and then stop working abruptly. From the individual's point of view, it seems more attractive to have a smooth transition, with gradual retirement. In Sweden and other European countries, specific gradual retirement programs have been created in the past 20 years, first in combination with early retirement programs and later to increase labour market participation of older workers. This paper surveys the existing literature on gradual retirement in the US and Europe and analyzes the relevance of gradual retirement in the Netherlands as a tool to keep people employed longer.

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Kantarci, T., & Van Soest, A. (2008). Gradual retirement: Preferences and limitations. Economist, 156(2), 113–144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10645-008-9086-1

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