Retiring to the good life? The short-term effects of retirement on health

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 103
Issue: 1
Pages: 8-11

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We estimate the impact of retirement on three subjective and two objective measures of health using a regression discontinuity design. The results indicate that retirement increases an individual's sense of well-being and their mental health, but not necessarily their physical health. Specification tests suggest that the results are robust.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:103:y:2009:i:1:p:8-11
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25