| Title | Mental retirement and schooling |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Bingley, P, Martinello, A |
| Journal | European Economic Review |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | October 2013 |
| Pagination | 292-298 |
| Keywords | Cross-National, Health Conditions and Status, Methodology, Other, Retirement Planning and Satisfaction |
| Abstract | We assess the validity of differences in eligibility ages for early and old age pension benefits as instruments for estimating the effect of retirement on cognitive functioning. Because differences in eligibility ages across country and gender are correlated with differences in years of schooling, which affect cognitive functioning at old ages, they are invalid as instruments without controlling for schooling. We show by means of simulation and a replication study that unless the model incorporates schooling, the estimated effect of retirement is negatively biased. This explains a large part of the mental retirement effects which have recently been found. |
| URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014292113000111 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2013.01.004 |
| Endnote Keywords | Cognitive ability/Retirement/Schooling/Cross-country instruments/Cross Cultural Comparison/mental retirement/Cognitive Function |
| Endnote ID | 69312 |
| Citation Key | 7895 |
