Technology and Retirement

Milena Nikolova () and Viola Angelini
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Milena Nikolova: University of Groningen

No 18938, IZA Discussion Papers from IZA Network @ LISER

Abstract: As populations age, longer working careers become more essential, and technological advancements may prolong or shorten career spans. We examine how exposure to industrial robots, information and communication technology (ICT), and artificial intelligence (AI) relate to retirement expectations among workers in 20 European countries. To this end, we link individual-level data from the European Working Conditions Survey (2005–2024) with lagged technology-exposure measures. Technology exposure shows little systematic association with preferred retirement timing. Nevertheless, robots and especially AI are linked to the perception of being able to work until age 60. These associations vary across workers and tasks, suggesting that job design and worker adaptation determine whether technology supports longer working lives.

Keywords: retirement; expectations; technological change; robots; ICT; AI (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 J26 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-09
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