Short- and long-term health effects of retirement
In this project, we examine the longer-term effects of retirement on health, thereby contributing to the current debate on pension policy. Whereas previous studies have mainly analysed short-term health effects immediately after retirement, we examine effects over a longer period. We address three key questions:
Are there health effects of the 1999 pension reform, which caused women to retire on average about one year later, and are these still measurable in the longer run?
Are possible health effects non-linear? In other words, do they perhaps only occur after some time or do they only last for a certain period of time?
How do women of different retirement ages differ in terms of their health status? Are the effects different for women who retired at 60 than for women who retired at 63?
In addition to the substantive contribution, a methodological contribution will also be made through the use of a new method for estimating possible non-linear long-term effects.
Publications
Project start:
01. August 2025
Project end:
31. July 2027
Project management:
Prof. Dr. Hendrik Schmitz
Project staff:
Robin Kottmann,
Henrik Bergschneider,
Prof. Dr. Matthias Westphal
Funding:
Forschungsnetzwerk Altensicherung