Late life transitions and social networks: The case of retirement

I use SHARE social networks data from 16 countries to examine retirement impacts on social networks. I extend the literature by using across-country differences in pension eligibility ages as instruments to show limited impacts of retirement on social network outcomes.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Fletcher, Jason M.
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 125.2014, 3, p. 459-462
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Social networks \| Retirement \| Instrumental variables \| Social isolation

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	J26 - Retirement; Retirement Policies ; J1 - Demographic Economics ; J14 - Economics of the Elderly
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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