A potential risk of early retirement: 6 study notes
A potential risk of early retirement: 6 study notes
- May 19, 2026
- Research by UCI economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, featured in Becker’s Hospital Review
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Working near retirement age appears to lower the risk of cognitive decline, a precursor to dementia, based on correlational evidence cited in the study. The paper was published online by the National Bureau of Economic Research in April by three University of California, Irvine researchers: Noah Arman Kouchekinia, David Neumark, PhD, and Tim Bruckner, PhD. It comes as life expectancy continues to climb and a growing share of the population faces disability tied to cognitive decline and dementia.
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