This paper studies empirically the consequences of retirement on health. We make use of a targeted retirement offer to … was 60 years of age. Estimating the effect of the offer on individuals' health within the age range 56-70, we find support … government health care expenditures. …

Do people form correct expectations about the impact of retirement on their health? This paper looks at unexpected … health shocks that hit people after they retire. Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia … survey (waves 2001-2014), we construct measures of unexpected health shocks for each year, using information on respondents …

are likely to affect the returns to investments in health-promoting behaviours before retirement, with consequences for … individual health. Using the exogenous variation in minimum retirement age induced by a sequence of Italian pension reforms … regular exercise and by reducing smoking and regular alcohol consumption. Dietary habits were also affected, with positive …

status and health. We also contribute by comparing effects on different diagnoses for which disability pension was granted … largely driven by health problems severe enough to merit hospitalization, and there is no evidence of a role played by …

The few studies that have attempted to identify the causal effects of retirement on mental health and well-being have … provided conflicting evidence. Hence, whether retirement affects mental health positively or negatively is still unclear. Our … primary objective is to investigate the impact of retirement on mental health as measured by the 20-item Center for …

We use data from the The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health and from the Health and Retirement … significantly as teenagers transition into adulthood (using the Add Health cohort, born 1974-83). However, this is not the case for …

activity not only decreases the participation rate by inducing early retirement, but also badly affects the employment rate of … older workers just before early retirement age. Countries with an early retirement age at 60 also have lower employment … rates for old workers aged 55-59. Based on the French Labor Force Survey, we show that the likelihood of employment is …

This paper examines the effects of education on health and hospitalization over the life cycle. Using administrative … showing that these effects vary heterogeneously over the life-cycle - with the largest health improvements occurring among men …