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This dissertation contains three separate essays on the dynamic models of labor supply and retirement. The first essay documents “sharp retirement”—retirement accompanied by a discontinuous decline in labor supply—across three data sets, which previous literature found difficult…

Introduction: Relapse rates in cigarette smokers attempting to quit are high, but the factors that drive relapse risk are not well understood. Self-report data have suggested that disturbed sleep during abstinence may prompt individuals to resume smoking. Here we used polysomnog…