The causal effect of retirement on stress in older adults in China: A regression discontinuity study
Simiao Chen; Pascal Geldsetzer; Till Bärnighausen · 2020 · SSM: Population Health
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Abstract
Population aging in middle-income countries, including China, has resulted in strong economic incentives to increase the retirement age. These economic incentives should be weighed up against the effects of later retirement on physical and mental health and wellbeing. We aimed to determine the causal effect of retirement on perceived stress, an important measure of mental well-being. We used data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey in 2015 and adopted a non-parametric regression discontinuity design (RDD) to measure the causal effect of retirement on stress. Stress was assessed using th
Abstract by Simiao Chen; Pascal Geldsetzer; Till Bärnighausen, SSM: Population Health (2020) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: DOAJ · DOI 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100462