Although there have been many reviews of the retirement literature in recent years, the issue
of retirement timing has received less attention, neglecting some large and important issues …

We investigate the relationship between housing wealth, property taxes, and elderly labor
supply using longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Survey spanning the recent …

This paper uses the 2011 China Household Finance Survey data to estimate the effect of
changes in housing value on homeowners' labor force participation. Using the average …

We investigate the effect of house price changes on divorce using data for 1991–2010 from
the Current Population Survey and the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Our findings …

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 …

To determine how asset values of older workers affect their future retirement decisions, it is
important to take into account how asset values change over asset cycles. This study uses …

This paper examines parallel shifts in late life debt use and retirement behaviors. After
discussing the conceptual linkages between credit and labor markets, I use data from the …

Media reports predicted that the stock market decline in October 2008 would cause changes
in retirement intentions, due to declines in retirement assets. We use panel data from the …

The near-retirement households among all working-age groups in the United States
experienced larger drops in consumption and greater increases in labor force participation …

South Korea became an aging society in 2000 and will become a super-aged nation in
2026. The extended life expectancy and earlier retirement make workers' preparation for …