This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort …-in-Differences approach. The analysis is based on official records covering all individuals insured by the public health system in Germany and …-dimensionality in these health effects. The empirical findings reflect the multi-dimensionality but allow for deriving two broader …

on health later in life is based on pre-1940 birth cohorts. They were born in times where social safety nets were largely …-economic, biological and health data from over 75k individuals aged between 18 and 63. We conclude that women born in adverse economic …

We investigate two-way causality between health and the hourly wage by employing insights from the human capital and … estimation methods in this investigation. We uncover a causal relationship between two of five measures of health and the wage in … which a reduction in health leads to an increase in the wage rate in a panel of U.S. young adults who had completed their …

This paper characterizes the link between ambient temperatures and a broad set of mental health outcomes. We find that … health. Specifically, cold temperatures reduce negative mental health outcomes while hot temperatures increase them. Our … conditioning penetration rates, accessibility of mental health services, and other factors. The character of the results suggests …

2000 and 2021 studying the impact of retirement on physical and mental health, self-assessed general health, healthcare …This paper presents a meta-analysis on the effects of retirement on health. We select academic papers published between … health outcomes. Almost 60% of the observations do not provide statistically significant findings. Using meta …

both mental and physical health. In addition, individuals feel less financially constrained and are more optimistic about …

We provide a comprehensive picture of the health effects of social isolation using longitudinal data over 21 European … countries. We then estimate linear regressions to study the dynamic "value added" effects of SI on health and other mediator … outcomes, and find that social isolation at baseline leads to worsening health in the next waves along all the dimensions we …