Understanding the Effect of Retirement on Health Using Regression Discontinuity Design
Understanding the Effect of Retirement on Health Using Regression Discontinuity Design
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使用断点回归设计了解退休对健康的影响
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2014
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P. Eibich
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P. Eibich
本文估计了退休对健康、健康行为和医疗保健利用的因果影响。使用回归不连续性设计，利用德国养老金制度的财政激励识别，我调查了广泛的健康行为（如酒精和烟草消费，体育活动，饮食和睡眠）作为潜在的机制。结果显示，退休后的健康状况得到了长期改善。从工作压力和紧张中解脱出来，增加睡眠时间和更频繁的体育锻炼似乎是退休影响健康的关键机制。此外，退休带来的健康改善导致医疗保健利用率下降。
This paper estimates the causal effect of retirement on health, health behavior, and healthcare utilization. Using Regression Discontinuity Design to exploit financial incentives in the German pension system for identification, I investigate a wide range of health behaviors (e.g. alcohol and tobacco consumption, physical activity, diet and sleep) as potential mechanisms. The results show a long-run improvement in health upon retirement. Relief from work-related stress and strain, increased sleep duration and more frequent physical exercise seem to be key mechanisms through which retirement affects health. Moreover, the improvement in health caused by retirement leads to a reduction in healthcare utilization.