NPR Series on Retirement. Today's "All Things Considered".
University of Michigan's Health and Retirement Study (
study) is analyzed by various people and they come to different conclusions.
Skip the first 30 seconds of this
audio, hehe.
Retirement is 'bad' for health/longevity:
Dhaval M. Dave, National Bureau of Economic Research
Susann Rohwedder, Associate Director, RAND Center for the Study of Aging; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Retirement is 'good' for health/longevity:
Michael Insler, Assistant Professor Economics Department United States Naval Academy
Can't generalize because it depends on HOW you retire:
Edward Schneider, M.D. USCDavis. Emeritus Dean of the Andrus Gerontology Center Professor of Gerontology, Medicine, and Biological Science, Demographics and Health Care.