Does postponing retirement affect cognitive function? A counterfactual experiment to disentangle life course risk factors

Evidence suggests that contemporaneous labor force participation affects cognitive function; however, it is unclear whether it is employment itself or endogenous factors related to individuals’ likelihood of employment that protects against cognitive decline. We exploit innovations in counterfactual...

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Main Authors: Jo Mhairi Hale, Maarten J. Bijlsma, Angelo Lorenti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827321001300