Do men who work longer live longer? Evidence from the Netherlands

Rutledge, Matthew S., and Alice Zulkarnain. “Do men who work longer live longer? Evidence from the Netherlands”. Issue in brief 21-8, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, May 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109239.
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Abstract

The brief's key findings are: (1) Working longer is a powerful way to improve retirement security, and some suggest it also improves health. (2) But does working longer improve health or does good health lead to working longer?(3) A temporary tax policy change in the Netherlands that encouraged some older workers to stay in the labor force longer provides a natural experiment. (4) The experiment confirms that working longer causes better health -- specifically longer life expectancy. (5) Men ages 62-65 who worked longer due to the policy change saw a two-month increase in life expectancy during their late 60s. (6) This improvement could be more substantial if the impact is longer lasting.

Title
Do men who work longer live longer? Evidence from the Netherlands
Author
Rutledge, Matthew S.
Zulkarnain, Alice
School
Arts and Sciences
Discipline
Economics
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
report
Date Issued
May 2021
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
Issue in brief
Series Number
21-8
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109239
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Subject
Older workers

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