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 …

retirement regulations moderate the effects, thus emphasizing the importance of maintaining good physical health in old age for …

data points to a reduction in residential crowding and retirement, especially from occupations associated with high …

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 …

I estimate the effect of retirement on mortality, exploiting two discontinuities at age-based eligibility thresholds …-based eligibility thresholds, I demonstrate that retirement can have both mortality-decreasing and mortality-increasing effects … mixed results from the literature I provide evidence that the retirement-mortality nexus is driven by the activity change at …

Retirement offers the opportunity to give up potentially risky, unhealthy, and/or stressful work, which is expected to … foster improvements in retirees' health. However, retirement also bears the risk that retirees suffer from the loss of daily … adopt unhealthy behaviors. Depending on the relative importance of the different mechanisms, retirement may either improve …