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 … for a reduction in both mortality and in inpatient care as a consequence of the early retirement offer. Increasing the …

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 … for a reduction in both mortality and in inpatient care as a consequence of the early retirement offer. Increasing the …

German program subsidizing the pensions of low-wage workers. Using novel administrative data, we find that eligibility leads …We estimate the effect of additional pension income on mortality outcomes by exploring the eli- gibility criteria of a … to a 2-month delay in age at death (censored at 75). Survey evidence suggests that additional pension income improves …

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