The causal effect of retirement on health: New evidence from Australian pension reform

The causal effect of retirement on health is studied using the Australian 1993 Age Pension reform to isolate exogenous variation in retirement status. Using instrumental variable methods we find that retirement has a positive impact on subjective and objective measures of health.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Atalay, Kadir ; Barrett, Garry F.
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 125.2014, 3, p. 392-395
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Retirement \| Health status \| Pension reform

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	I10 - Health. General ; c26 ; J26 - Retirement; Retirement Policies
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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