The mortality effects of retirement

Fitzpatrick, Maria D., and Timothy J. Moore. “The mortality effects of retirement”. CRR WP 2016-7, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, August 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:107135.
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Abstract

Social Security eligibility begins at age 62, and approximately one third of Americans immediately claim benefits upon reaching that age. We study the link between retirement and health by examining whether mortality changes discontinuously at this threshold. Using mortality data that covers the entire U.S. population and includes exact dates of birth and death, we document a robust two percent increase in overall male mortality immediately after age 62. The rise in mortality is closely connected to changes in labor force participation, implying that mortality increases by approximately 20 percent among those who stop working because Social Security is available.

Title
The mortality effects of retirement: Evidence from Social Security eligibility at age 62
Author
Fitzpatrick, Maria D.
Moore, Timothy J.
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
working paper
Date Issued
August 2016
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
CRR WP
Series Number
2016-7
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:107135
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Subject
Social Security

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