@article {BEGLEY2018180, title = {The effect of housing wealth shocks on work and retirement decisions}, journal = {Regional Science and Urban Economics}, volume = {73}, year = {2018}, pages = {180 - 195}, abstract = {Using panel data from 2000 to 2012, we show that unanticipated zip code-level shocks to home values affect retirement, retirement reversals, and Social Security claims. Among older men, homeowners experiencing moderately negative housing price shocks are less likely to retire, more likely to reverse retirement in some cases, and more likely to delay claiming Social Security relative to those experiencing positive shocks. We find similar responses among specific subgroups of older women, though not in general. Overall, our results imply that adverse housing shocks have substantial influence on labor market participation for older individuals.}, keywords = {Housing wealth, Retirement, Retirement reversals, Social Security, Unanticipated shocks}, issn = {0166-0462}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.10.001}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166046217302211}, author = {Jaclene Begley and Sewin Chan} }