This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort … Germany and including all certified diagnoses by practitioners. This enables us to gain a detailed understanding of the multi … conclusions. We provide evidence that the increase in the retirement age negatively affects health outcomes as the prevalence of …

normal retirement age (NRA) from 60 years to 65 years for private-sector male employees. The analysis, based on a difference …