How do changes in household economic conditions affect cognitive function? |
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| Authors: | Yumi Ishikawa |
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| Institution: | The Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the effects of changes in household economic conditions on cognitive function using individual panel data from the National Survey of the Japanese Elderly. This study captures the objective and subjective economic conditions and examines which aspects of economic conditions affect cognitive function. The results demonstrate that deterioration in economic conditions damages cognitive function. In particular, objective economic conditions measured by income affect the cognitive function of Japanese men. This study also assesses possible pathways through which economic conditions affect cognitive function. |
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| Keywords: | aging cognitive function economic conditions the National Survey of the Japanese elderly |
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