entrepreneurs as compared to paid employees and particularly retirees in Germany. The analysis identifies income and health status … elderly individuals. However, when controlling for health, retirees exhibit an even higher level of life satisfaction compared …We propose an extension of the standard occupational choice model to analyze the life satisfaction of senior …

contributions may vary across key dimensions of health. We link the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2013 … health, self-rated health to mortality. Our analytic sample includes about 8,000 Chinese persons age above 60. Using the …This paper examines the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and how the …

This paper reviews the latest evidence of the effects of early life circumstances on old-age health, distinguishing in … the impact of the Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961) on the health of older adults to perform a meta-analysis and discuss … how various circumstances may coalesce and manifest in shaping long-term health …

prominent events – is also to discover for life satisfaction before and after retirement in Germany.Main result: Individual and … concerning the “demographic change” with now longer retirement periods. This study will contribute to the life satisfaction … satisfaction indeed is decreasing before retirement, is increasing at the entrance into retirement, and is decreasing then after …

prominent events – is also to discover for life satisfaction before and after retirement in Germany … concerning the "demographic change" with now longer retirement periods. This study will contribute to the life satisfaction … satisfaction indeed is decreasing before retirement, is increasing at the entrance into retirement, and is decreasing then after …

This paper presents robust evidence that retirement causally improves overall life satisfaction which is subsequently … explained by improvements in satisfaction with one’s financial situation, free time, health, and participation in local … first 3 years. We find that the improvements in financial satisfaction upon retirement are only observed for low …

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 …-in- Differences approach. The analysis is based on official records covering all individuals insured by the public health system in …