health on the experiences of older workers. Bringing together an international team of scholars, it tackles issues as gender …, health status and job/ occupational characteristics that structure the capacity and outcomes associated with working longer …

It is widely believed that health plays a major role in retirement decisions. The most important problem in including … health in retirement models is the lack of availability of a good measure of health at the individual level in existing data … than self-reports on general health or even on health conditions. The authors develop a cross-country measurement model for …

In this chapter, we first discuss the history of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) network of surveys and how its … research. Such opportunities are ample and diverse, ranging from frailty and financial abuse to health care arrangements in the …

This study aimed to explore the impact of retirement on health through the application of a fixed effects instrumental …, physical independence, and self-rated health after retirement. Consistently, retirement was associated with reduced physical … inactivity and smoking among women, which was not observed among men. Sex differences in post-retirement health behaviors may …

individuals in some countries relying on disability insurance until they are able to enter into full retirement. The sixth stage …, and considers the requirements of disability insurance programs, as well as other pathways to retirement …

sharply, in coming decades. This has drawn growing interest to research on the health and economic circumstances of … shaped by their past decisions such as their saving behavior, as well as by current and future economic conditions, health …, physical circumstances such as health and disability, and emotional well-being, including happiness and mental health …