Dwyer D S, Mitchell O S
Division of Economic Research, Office of Research, Evaluation and Statistics, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC 20254, USA.
J Health Econ. 1999 Apr;18(2):173-93. doi: 10.1016/s0167-6296(98)00034-4.
We explore alternative measures of unobserved health status in order to identify effects of mental and physical capacity for work on older men's retirement. Traditional self-ratings of poor health are tested against more objectively measured instruments. Using the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we find that health problems influence retirement plans more strongly than do economic variables. Specifically, men in poor overall health expected to retire one to two years earlier, an effect that persists after correcting for potential endogeneity of self-rated health problems. The effects of detailed health problems are also examined in depth.
我们探索未被观察到的健康状况的替代衡量指标，以便确定心理和身体工作能力对老年男性退休的影响。将传统的健康状况自评与测量更客观的工具进行对比测试。利用健康与退休研究（HRS），我们发现健康问题比经济变量对退休计划的影响更大。具体而言，总体健康状况较差的男性预计提前一到两年退休，在纠正自评健康问题的潜在内生性后，这一影响依然存在。我们还深入研究了具体健康问题的影响。
