1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«This paper uses large-scale Canadian longitudinal data to estimate the impact of retirement on psychological well-being.» (p. 373)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«This study uses Canadian data from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS).» (p. 375)

Instruments :
Sondage

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

According to the author, «[…] the study finds that retirement has a significant positive effect on individual’s psychological well-being. By applying the fixed effect instrumental variable method, the study also takes into account the possible bias due to reverse causality and time varying unobserved factors, and this result also suggests that retirement positively impacts psychological well-being. As a robustness check, the study utilizes a conditional fixed effect logit regression model and again finds that retirement improves psychological well-being.» (p. 378)
Note : Parmi les variables utilisées se trouve le statut marital. Les auteurs remarquent que le fait d’être marié contribue au bonheur des personnes retraitées. Les données sont présentées sous forme de comparaison interprovinciale.