How does women's life satisfaction respond to retirement? A two-stage analysis

Rong Zhu; Xiaobo He

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2015.11.002

How does women's life satisfaction respond to retirement? A two-stage analysis

Rong Zhu, Xiaobo He

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Abstract

We quantify the adjustment of women's life satisfaction to retirement as a two-stage process. The transition to retirement leads to an immediate increase in women's life satisfaction. After becoming retired, their life satisfaction declines with the duration of retirement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	118-122
Number of pages	5
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	137
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.11.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2015

Keywords

I31
J26
Life satisfaction
Pension age eligibility
Retirement

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