Does retirement (really) lead to worse health among European men and women across all educational levels?

Philipp Hessel

Social Science & Medicine, 2016, vol. 151, issue C, 19-26

Abstract: Whereas the view that retirement would have negative effects on health is widespread, many existing studies may be biased because they do not sufficiently take into account the issue of reverse causation. Using a large longitudinal dataset for twelve Western European countries, this study uses an instrumental variables approach to assess effects of retirement on health.

Keywords: Retirement; Health; Europe; Instrumental variables; Education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.12.018

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