Tag: working longer
Abstract This study explores the factors that affect an individual’s happiness while transitioning into retirement. Recent studies highlight gradual retirement as an attractive option to older workers as they approach full retirement. However, it is not clear whether phasing or cold turkey makes for a happier retirement. Using longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement…
Introduction Preparing for retirement is becoming more challenging for today’s workers as traditional sources of income, such as Social Security and employer-sponsored pensions, are declining while life expectancy and health care costs are rising. One powerful antidote to income shortfalls in retirement is working longer. But many analysts believe that the availability of early Socia…
