1992-2010 Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We estimate a discrete time hazard model to test whether diabetes affects the …The objective of this paper is to estimate the effect of diabetes on labor market exit using longitudinal data from the … estimate the effect of having undiagnosed or poorly controlled diabetes on the probability of labor market exit two years later …

We present a theory of the relation between health and retirement that generates testable predictions regarding the … interaction of health, wealth and financial incentives in retirement decisions. The theory predicts (i) that wealthier individuals … (compared to poorer individuals) are more likely to retire for health reasons(affordability proposition), and (ii) that health …

Do people form correct expectations about the impact of retirement on their health? This paper looks at unexpected … health shocks that hit people after they retire. Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia … survey (waves 2001-2014), we construct measures of unexpected health shocks for each year, using information on respondents …

early retirement incentive, a health problem, mandatory retirement, lack of control with too many job strains, or to provide … of retiring involuntarily was greater for those with poor health at retirement, the age of onset was over 55, higher … health selection into involuntary retirement depends on social location defined by age and education. Policy initiatives that …

The few studies that have attempted to identify the causal effects of retirement on mental health and well-being have … provided conflicting evidence. Hence, whether retirement affects mental health positively or negatively is still unclear. Our … primary objective is to investigate the impact of retirement on mental health as measured by the 20-item Center for …

uses a new source of longitudinal data on the health, labour force participation and retirement decisions of older New … influenced by their health status (both mental and physical), in addition to a wide range of economic, social and demographic … heterogeneity.We find a range of factors to be associated with the decision to retire, notably health status, marital status and …

I use a fixed effects instrumental variable approach to determine the effect retirement has on health. The exogenous … otherwise endogenous retirement decision. Six health aspects are considered: self-assessed health, depression, limitations in … countries from the Survey of Health, Retirement and Ageing in Europe (SHARE), I find that retiring both at the normal and early …

better understand the transmission of early life circumstances, this paper analyses the effects of health and financial … situation during childhood on quality of life after retirement as well as the mediating role of later life health, educational …. The analyses are based on data of 13,092 retirees aged > 60 and < 85 years from the fifth wave of the Survey of Health …

Does retirement lead to a short, transitory health boost, followed by a stable longer-run effect? The short-run effect … positive or negative. We examine the time path of the health effect of retirement and study effect heterogeneities between … individuals along several dimensions. Moreover, we study a broad range of health outcomes, all in order to come to an …

The magnitude of the effect that health has on the retirement decision has long been studied. We examine the reverse … relationship, whether or not retirement has a direct impact on later-life health. In order to identify the causal relationship, we … unrelated to the baseline health of the individual, and are significant predictors of retirement. We find that there is no …