This paper investigates the interaction between measures of health, disability pension take up and labor market … performance in Denmark by charting their development over time and by examining how they are affected by key policy reforms in the … area of early retirement. The main emphasis is on the long-run development of the Social Disability Pension (SDP) program …

This paper investigates the interaction between measures of health, disability pension take up and labor market … performance in Denmark by charting their development over time and by examining how they are affected by key policy reforms in the … area of early retirement. The main emphasis is on the long-run development of the Social Disability Pension (SDP) program …

We investigate the causal impact of retirement on healthcare utilization using SHARE data for 10 European countries. We … of healthcare utilization) increase after retirement. The increase in healthcare utilization is found to depend mainly on … the years spent in retirement, suggesting that adjustment may take time. We find evidence of heterogeneous effects by …

This paper estimates the causal effect of retirement on health, health behavior, and healthcare utilization. Using … mechanisms. The results show a long-run improvement in health upon retirement. Relief from work-related stress and strain …, increased sleep duration and more frequent physical exercise seem to be key mechanisms through which retirement affects health …

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 …

retirement. Apart from direct health effects, the results also reveal behavioral changes in the utilization of healthcare … countries, these debates grow in intensity with the aging of the population; however, an increase in retirement age may create … unintended side effects with regards to retiree health or healthcare costs. This study empirically analyzes the effect of (early …

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 …

We analyse the causal effect of involuntary retirement on detailed indicators of healthcare use and health status. Our …, identified from a change in the statutory retirement age. We conclude that there is little evidence for health deteriorating … identification strategy is based on a pension reform in Hungary which forced public sector workers above the statutory retirement age …