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

David W Johnston, Wang-Sheng Lee

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8 - 11
Number of pages4
JournalEconomics Letters
Volume103
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

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