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Understanding the effect of retirement on health: Mechanisms and heterogeneity

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Eibich, Peter·2015·Journal of Health Economics
DOI 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.05.001
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This paper investigates the mechanisms behind the health effects of retirement. Using a Regression Discontinuity Design to exploit financial incentives in the German pension system for identification, I find that retirement improves subjective health status and mental health, while also reducing outpatient care utilization. I explore a wide range of health behaviors, time use, and effect heterogeneity as potential mechanisms. Relief from work-related stress and strain, increased sleep duration as well as more frequent physical exercise seem to be key mechanisms through which retirement affects health.

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Authors
Eibich, P.
Venue
Journal of Health Economics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-09
Volume
43
Pages
1-12
ISSN
0167-6296 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.05.001
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419
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55.68
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journal article
Language
en
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