Health and retirement in Europe.
We use discrete-time hazard models with internationally comparable data from the full eight waves of the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) to study the relationship between retirement and health in nine European countries. Our results provide new evidence of the relationship of health shocks to early retirement. The pattern of results across countries reflects international differences in the incentives created by social security systems.
Hagan
Ronald
R
School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6008, Western Australia. ronnie.hagan@gmail.com
Jones
Andrew M
AM
Rice
Nigel
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D000367:Age Factors; D003625:Data Collection; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012179:Retirement; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors