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The impact of retirement on the healthiness of food purchases

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The paper estimates the causal impact of retirement on the healthiness of food purchases. The identification strategy uses early and full retirement ages as instruments for retirement. Using household-level scanner data, I find that retirement increases fruit and vegetable purchases and overall healthiness of food purchases. I also find indirect evidence that retirement increases the time spent on shopping and food preparation: it increases shopping frequency and shifts purchases to fresh and unprepared food products. This suggests that time constraints might play a role in limiting healthy food consumption.

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  • Marit Hinnosaar, 2020. "The impact of retirement on the healthiness of food purchases," Carlo Alberto Notebooks 619, Collegio Carlo Alberto.
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    Keywords

    Health behaviors; retirement; consumer behavior; dietary choice;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • L66 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis

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