Later-Life Employment Transitions and Frailty: A Gendered Analysis Using Asymmetric Fixed-Effects Models

NaKyung Nam, Jinho Kim, Department of Health Policy and Management, Korea University, Republic of Korea, Interdisciplinary Program in Precision Public Health, Korea University, Republic of Korea, Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research on Aging: An International Bimonthly Journal

Published online on May 04, 2026

Abstract

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Later-life employment transitions have complex health implications, yet few studies examine the asymmetric effects of workforce entry and exit on frailty. Using seven waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA), this study analyzed 6,165 ...