mixed-mode survey relative to a single mode approach. In this paper we use a quasi-experimental design from the Health and … Retirement Study to compare the measurement quality of a number of scales between face-to-face, telephone and Web modes. Panel …

This analysis uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to examine the sources of variation in mortality for … earnings as primary determinants of socioeconomic status for men and women separately. We use those predictions of mortality to …

This paper provides a clear and transparent setting to study the effect of additional pension benefits on women …'s retirement decision. Using administrative pension insurance records from Germany, I examine the impact of a pension subsidy … contribution, which led to sharply different slopes of benefits for similar women to the left and to the right of the kink point …

I estimate the effect of additional pension benefits on women's retirement decisions by examining a German pension …, creating a sharply different slope of benefits for similar women on either side of the kink point. I find that a 100 euro …

Major events in the life of an elderly individual, such as retirement, a significant decrease in income, death of the … spouse, disability, and a move toa nursing home, may affect the mental health status of the individual. Forexample, the … behavior,health status, and major life events, over time. To deal with endogenousaspects of these events we apply fixed effects …

Major events in the life of an older individual, such as retirement, a significant decrease in income, death of the … spouse, disability, and a move to a nursing home, may affect the mental health status of the individual. For example, the … behavior, health status, and major life events, over time. To deal with endogenous aspects of these events we apply fixed …

This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort … conclusions. We provide evidence that the increase in the retirement age negatively affects health outcomes as the prevalence of …-specific pension reform for women using two complementary empirical approaches - a Regression Discontinuity Design and a Difference …

We study the retirement effects on mental health using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design based on the eligibility … status. Retirement of partnered men positively affects mental health of both themselves and their partners. Single men … retiring experience a drop in mental health. Female retirement has hardly any effect on their own mental health or the mental …