Background Physical activity (PA) is a fluctuating behavior and prone to change across the
life course. Changes in PA may be particularly due to the experience of life events and …

Exit from work leads to different effects on health, partially depending on the socioeconomic
status (SES) of people in the work exit. Several studies on the effects of exit from work on …

People with a greater sense of purpose in life may be more likely to engage in physical
activity. At the same time, physical activity can contribute to a sense of purpose in life. The …

This paper analyzes the causal impact of retirement in China on Body Mass Index (BMI) and
weight, which are a good gauge of the risk for some diseases. Many middle income …

This paper estimates the impact of early retirement on mortality using Dutch administrative
micro panel data. An unexpected temporary decrease in the eligibility age for retirement …

This paper investigates changes in health behaviours upon retirement, using data drawn
from the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe. By exploiting changes in …

The Finnish recommendations for health‐enhancing physical activity (PA) for adults (≥ 18
years) recommend:(i)≥ 150 minutes of moderate‐to‐vigorous‐intensity physical activity …

By increasing the residual working horizon of employed individuals, pension reforms that
rise minimum retirement age can affect individual investment in health-promoting behaviors …

Abstract Background and Objectives People are now spending longer in retirement than
ever before and retirement has been found to influence health. This study systematically …

We examine whether retirement has a causal effect on the frequency of voluntary work
provision in Europe and the US We draw on data from the English Longitudinal Study of …