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Early retirement and cognitive decline. A longitudinal analysis using SHARE data

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  • Martina Celidoni

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    (University of Padova)

  • Chiara Dal Bianco

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    (University of Venezia)

  • Guglielmo Weber

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    (University of Padova)

Abstract

We use a new measure of cognitive decline that is highly predictive of the onset of dementia and can be computed in standard surveys where recall memory tests are administered to the same individuals over the years. Using SHARE data, we investigate the association between cognitive decline and years in retirement controlling for age, physical health, early life conditions and socio-economic status. We find a positive association and an even stronger causal effect. The evidence we produce confirms the Ômental retirementÕ hypothesis and suggests its relevance for the onset of dementia.

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Length: 38 pages
Date of creation: Dec 2013
Handle: RePEc:pad:wpaper:0174
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Keywords: Ageing; cognition; retirement; instrumental variable estimation.;

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  • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
  • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
  • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies

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  1. Marco Bertoni & Giorgio Brunello, 2014. "Pappa Ante Portas: The Retired Husband Syndrome in Japan," "Marco Fanno" Working Papers 0182, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno".
  2. Raquel Fonseca & Arie Kapteyn & Gema Zamarro, 2016. "Retirement and Cognitive Functioning: International Evidence," Cahiers de recherche 1610, Chaire de recherche Industrielle Alliance sur les enjeux économiques des changements démographiques.
  3. Bertoni, Marco & Brunello, Giorgio & Mazzarella, Gianluca, 2016. "Does postponing minimum retirement age improve healthy behaviours before retirement? Evidence from middle-aged Italian workers?," Research Memorandum 016, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
  4. Müller, Tobias & Shaikh, Mujaheed, 2016. "Your Retirement and My Health Behaviour: Evidence on Retirement Externalities from a Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design," MPRA Paper 70843, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  5. Rafael NOVELLA & Javier OLIVERA, 2014. "Mental retirement and non-contributory pensions for the elderly poor in Peru," Working Papers Department of Economics ces14.05, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Economics.
  6. Bertoni, Marco & Brunello, Giorgio, 2017. "Pappa Ante Portas: The effect of the husband's retirement on the wife's mental health in Japan," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 175(C), pages 135-142.
  7. Clouston, Sean A.P. & Denier, Nicole, 2017. "Mental retirement and health selection: Analyses from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 178(C), pages 78-86.

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