Retirement decisions, job loss and mortality

In this PhD thesis, Jochem Zweerink studies several topics related to retirement decisions, job loss and mortality. In Chapter 2, Gradual retirement in the Netherlands is analyzed. Chapter 3 estimates and explains the effect of incentive-induced retirement of the husband on his wife’s probability to retire within one year. In Chapters 4 and 5, the mortality effects of retirement and job loss are investigated.