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The effect of smoking on individual well-being: a propensity score matching analysis based on nationwide surveys in Japan

Oshio, Takashi; Kobayashi, Miki - Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of … - 2009

Background: It is widely known that smokers tend to feel less satisfied than non-smokers with their jobs and life more generally. However, it is not easy to establish a causal relationship between smoking and individual well-being, because of shared associations with socioeconomic or demographic...

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Option Value of Work, Health Status, and Retirement Decisions in Japan : Evidence from the Japanese Study on Aging and Retirement (JSTAR)

Shimizutani, Satoshi - 2014

This study examined the factors that affect the retirement decisions of the middle-aged and elderly in Japan, focusing … the OV model proposed by Stock and Wise (1990a, 1990b), we found that the probability of retirement has a negative and … Japan--where being enrolled in the disability program is unlikely to make one a candidate for the retirement path …

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Work capacity of older adults in Japan

Usui, Emiko; Shimizutani, Satoshi; Oshio, Takashi - 2014

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Are Japanese men of pensionable age underemployed or overemployed?

Usui, Emiko; Shimizutani, Satoshi; Oshio, Takashi - 2015

We investigate how Japanese men aged 60-74 adjust their workforce attachment after beginning to receive a public pension. Men who were employees at age 54 gradually move to part-time work or retire after beginning to receive pension benefits; those who continue working are more likely to be...

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