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Older Americans On The Go: Financial and Psychological Effects of Moving

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The brief’s key findings are:

  • Planners move by choice; reactors move by shock.
  • Movers who plan saw large gains in their home equity during 1994-2004; movers with shocks saw large losses.
  • Moving improves psychological well-being for both planners and reactors.
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