TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Behncke, Stefanie
        TI  - How Does Retirement Affect Health?
        PY  - 2009/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 4253
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp4253
        AB  - This paper investigates the effects of retirement on various health outcomes. Data stem from the first three waves of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). With this informative data, non-parametric matching methods can be applied to identify causal effects. It is found that retirement significantly increases the risk of being diagnosed with a chronic condition. In particular, it raises the risk of developing a cardiovascular disease and being diagnosed with cancer. Estimates also indicate that retirement has quite diverse effects for different individuals.
        KW  - retirement
KW  - matching methods
KW  - health
KW  - ELSA
        ER  -