The effect of retirement on physical and mental health in China: a nonparametric fuzzy regression discontinuity study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the rapid aging of the domestic population, China has a strong incentive to increase the statutory retirement age. How retirement affects the health of the elderly is crucial to this policymaking. The health consequences of retirement have been debated greatly. This study aims to investigate the effects of retirement on physical and mental health among Chinese elderly people.

Methods

The data we use in this study comes from four waves (2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018) of the Harmonized China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (Harmonized CHARLS), a prospective cohort. We use the nonparametric fuzzy regression discontinuity design to estimate the effects of retirement on physical and mental health. We test the robustness of our results with respect to differe

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520119 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature