Is there a consensus on the health consequences of retirement? A literature review

C Garrouste, E Perdrix - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the causal effect of retirement on health through literature. We explore the
potential mechanisms which explain three effects: the switch from employment to retirement …

What explains the difference in the effect of retirement on health? Evidence from global aging data

Y Nishimura, M Oikawa, H Motegi - Journal of Economic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper analyzes the reasons for differences in the estimated effect of retirement on
health in previous studies. We investigate these differences by focusing on the analysis …

Locus of control, health and healthcare utilization

D Kesavayuth, J Poyago-Theotoky, V Zikos - Economic Modelling, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper we analyze the importance of individuals' locus of control for their health and
healthcare use. We estimate the direct effects of locus of control. We also examine whether …

Does retirement improve health and life satisfaction?

A Gorry, D Gorry, SN Slavov - Health economics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We utilize panel data from the Health and Retirement Study to investigate the impact of
retirement on physical and mental health, life satisfaction, and health care utilization …

Health shocks and risk aversion

S Decker, H Schmitz - Journal of health economics, 2016 - Elsevier
We empirically assess whether a health shock influences individual risk aversion. We use
grip strength data to obtain an objective health shock indicator. In order to account for the …

Retirement blues

G Heller-Sahlgren - Journal of health economics, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper analyses the short-and longer-term effects of retirement on mental health in ten
European countries. It exploits thresholds created by state pension ages in an individual …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of retirement on healthcare utilization: Evidence from China

Y Zhang, M Salm, A van Soest - Journal of health economics, 2018 - Elsevier
We examine the effect of retirement on healthcare utilization in China using longitudinal
data. We use a nonparametric fuzzy regression discontinuity design, exploiting the statutory …

The effect of retirement on elderly cognitive functioning

K Atalay, GF Barrett, A Staneva - Journal of health economics, 2019 - Elsevier
Cognitive functioning exhibits a clear lifecycle pattern with a general deterioration over older
ages. This article estimates the short-term effect of retirement on cognitive performance of …

Your retirement and my health behavior: Evidence on retirement externalities from a fuzzy regression discontinuity design

T Müller, M Shaikh - Journal of health economics, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents evidence on intra-household retirement externalities by assessing the
causal effect of spousal retirement on various health behaviors and health status across 19 …

The influence of education on women's well-being: Evidence from Australia

DB Tran, TDN Pham, TT Nguyen - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
This study investigates the relationship between women's education and their level of well-
being, using data from the Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia (HILDA). To …