We investigate the causal effect of retirement on health and cognitive abilities by exploiting the variation between … and within European countries in old age retirement rules. We show negative and significant effect of retirement on both … health and cognitive abilities. We also show evidence of significant heterogeneity across occupational groups. In particular …

This paper proposes a dynamic life cycle model of health risks, employment, early retirement, and wealth accumulation … in order to analyze the health-related risks of consumption and old age poverty. In particular, the model includes a … health process, the interaction between health and employment risks, and an explicit modeling of the German public insurance …

This paper proposes a dynamic life cycle model of health risks, employment, early retirement, and wealth accumulation … in order to analyze the health-related risks of consumption and old age poverty. In particular, the model includes a … health process, the interaction between health and employment risks, and an explicit modeling of the German public insurance …

This study examined the factors that affect the retirement decisions of the middle-aged and elderly in Japan, focusing … especially on their earnings, public pension benefits, and health status. Using two-year panel data from the JSTAR and applying … the OV model proposed by Stock and Wise (1990a, 1990b), we found that the probability of retirement has a negative and …

aim to increase the coverage of longevity risk mostly deal with expansion of the “2nd pillar" of the retirement income … with taxation and the different retirement income support programs. We contrast the results with those obtained when opting … retirement. …

aim to increase the coverage of longevity risk mostly deal with expansion of the “2nd pillar" of the retirement income … with taxation and the different retirement income support programs. We contrast the results with those obtained when opting … retirement. …

Deprived housing conditions have long been recognized as a source of poor health. Nevertheless, there is scant … empirical evidence of a causal relationship between housing and health. The literature identifies two different pathways by … which housing deprivation affects health, namely, neighborhood effects and the effects of the individual dwelling unit …

This paper aims to quantify and compare inequalities of opportunity in health across European countries considering two … focuses on life histories of European people aged 50 and over, are used. In Europe at the whole, inequalities in opportunities … stand for almost 50% of the health inequality due to circumstances and efforts in Barry scenario and 57.5% in Roemer …

This paper studies empirically the consequences of retirement on health. We make use of a targeted retirement offer to … army employees 55 years of age or older. Before the offer was implemented in the Swedish defense, the normal retirement age … was 60 years of age. Estimating the effect of the offer on individuals' health within the age range 56-70, we find support …