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The effect of retirement on physical and mental health in China

A nonparametric fuzzy regression discontinuity study

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ID15357446
AuthorsTing Wang (0000-0003-3792-1260, Sichuan University, corresponding author), Huizhen Liu (0009-0004-7214-4211, Sichuan University), Xiaoqin Zhou (0000-0001-9292-4558, Sichuan University), Changxi Wang (0000-0002-8299-6395, Sichuan University)
Year2024
Volume24
Issue1
Pages1184-1184
Publication date2024-04-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-024-18649-w
PMID38678184
OpenAlexW4395702713
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited56

Our results suggest that it is possible to delay the statutory retirement age in China as retirement has insignificant effects on physical and mental health. However, further research is needed to assess the long-term effect of retirement on health

Biostatistics · Demographic economics · Economics · Longitudinal study · Mental health · Pension · Psychiatry · Public health · Regression discontinuity design · Retirement age · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Medicine · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology

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