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- May 18, 2026
- Research by UCI economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, featured in KFF Health News
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San Francisco Chronicle: Leaving The Workforce Early May Affect Brain Health, Researchers Say. Early retirement sounds pretty great. It’s hard to picture a downside of ditching the daily grind for a lifetime of more personally fulfilling pursuits. But leaving employment before traditional retirement age — especially because of layoffs or weak labor markets — could have negative impacts on cognitive abilities, according to a new working paper from researchers at UC Irvine published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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