Slowed or sidelined? The effect of "normal" cognitive decline on job performance among the elderly

Belbase, Anek, Mashfiqur R. Khan, Alicia Haydock Munnell, and Anthony Webb. “Slowed or sidelined? The effect of "normal" cognitive decline on job performance among the elderly”. CRR WP 2015-12, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, June 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104714.
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Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between age-related cognitive decline and three potential workplace outcomes: 1) coping with increased job difficulty; 2) shifting to a less cognitively demanding job; and 3) retiring early. It uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the O*NET database. Critical components of the analysis are the metric used to measure cognitive decline, inclusion of cognitive reserve as an independent variable, and the use of overlapping 10-year observation windows. A key limitation is that the study cannot conclusively discern a causal relationship between cognitive decline and workforce exit.

Title
Slowed or sidelined? The effect of "normal" cognitive decline on job performance among the elderly
Author
Belbase, Anek
Khan, Mashfiqur R.
Munnell, Alicia Haydock
Webb, Anthony
School
Carroll School of Management
Discipline
Finance
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
working paper
Date Issued
June 2015
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
CRR WP
Series Number
2015-12
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104714
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Subject
Health/long-term care

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