Journal article
The Impact of Retirement on Smoking Behavior
Eastern economic journal, Vol.42(2), pp.270-287
03/01/2016
DOI: 10.1057/eej.2014.51
Abstract
We use data from the Health and Retirement Study to examine the relationship between retirement and smoking decisions. Retirement might affect smoking behavior through a change in the opportunity cost of time, job-related factors or income. To estimate the causal effect of retirement on smoking habits, we exploit eligibility for Social Security benefits at age 62 to account for the endogeneity of retirement. We find suggestive evidence that retirement increases the probability of smoking among ever smokers, but this effect is sensitive to the econometric specification used. We also find evidence of heterogeneity in the impact of retirement.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Impact of Retirement on Smoking Behavior
- Creators
- Padmaja Ayyagari - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Eastern economic journal, Vol.42(2), pp.270-287
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- DOI
- 10.1057/eej.2014.51
- ISSN
- 0094-5056
- eISSN
- 1939-4632
- Number of pages
- 18
- Grant note
- R01AG027045 / National Institute on Aging; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2016
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984364395302771
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