Chair of Economic and Social Policy

Do we have to work longer?

Professor Hagist, holder of the Chair of Economic and Social Policy, speaks about retirement after 70

The pension system is under pressure: fewer contributors are providing for more and more pensioners. At the same time, there is a shortage of workers everywhere. In the SWR program "Zur Sache Baden-Württemberg", Professor Hagist argues that gains in life expectancy must also be reflected in the retirement age in the future. 

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