Older Americans On The Go: Financial and Psychological Effects of Moving
September 15, 2009
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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Calvo, , Kelly Haverstick, and Natalia A. Zhivan. 2009. "Older Americans On The Go: Financial and Psychological Effects of Moving" Issue in Brief 9-19. Chestnut Hill, MA: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
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