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

David W Johnston; Wang-Sheng Lee

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2009.01.015

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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	8 - 11
Number of pages	4
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	103
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.01.015
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

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

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