Kraats, Coen van de; Galama, Titus; Lindeboom, Maarten - 2022 - This version: October 29, 2022
We provide evidence that the social norm (expectation) of work has a detrimental causal effect on the mental well … social norm of work effect in a difference-in-differences (DiD) model that compares mental well-being scores of unemployed … normal retirement age, when everyone has retired. We estimate the social norm of work effect to be comparable to the benefit …