论文标题
养老金的福利是否会加速成年后的认知能力下降？来自中国农村的证据
Do Pension Benefits Accelerate Cognitive Decline in Late Adulthood? Evidence from Rural China
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论文摘要
经济学家主要关注人力资本的积累，而不是成年后人力资本贬值的原因和后果。为了调查人力资本在整个生命周期中如何贬值，我们研究了新引入的养老金计划如何影响中国农村的认知表现。我们发现获得养老金收益对老年人认知功能的显着不利影响。我们检测到该计划对延迟召回的最重大影响，这是与痴呆症发作有关的认知措施。就机制而言，成年后期的认知恶化是由社会参与，志愿服务和促进精神敏锐度的活动的大幅度降低而介导的。
Economists have mainly focused on human capital accumulation rather than on the causes and consequences of human capital depreciation in late adulthood. To investigate how human capital depreciates over the life cycle, we examine how a newly introduced pension program, the National Rural Pension Scheme, affects cognitive performance in rural China. We find significant adverse effects of access to pension benefits on cognitive functioning among the elderly. We detect the most substantial impact of the program on delayed recall, a cognition measure linked to the onset of dementia. In terms of mechanisms, cognitive deterioration in late adulthood is mediated by a substantial reduction in social engagement, volunteering, and activities fostering mental acuity.
