Retiring at 62 costs the average American $250,000. Here’s the math (and the neuroscience) that explain why
Retiring at 62 costs the average American $250,000. Here’s the math (and the neuroscience) that explain why
- June 7, 2026
- Research by UCI economists Noah Arman Kouchekinia and David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner, public health, featured in Fortune
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A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, by economists at UC Irvine, found something more pointed than correlation. They found causation. Among American men aged 51 to 64, leaving the workforce led to measurable cognitive decline. Staying in led to greater sustained cognition.
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