养老金福利会加速成年后期的认知能力下降吗？来自中国农村的证据
Do Pension Benefits Accelerate Cognitive Decline in Late Adulthood? Evidence from Rural China
摘要：
经济学家主要关注人力资本积累，而不是成年后期人力资本贬值的原因和后果。为了研究人力资本在生命周期中如何贬值，我们研究了一个新引入的养老金计划，全国农村养老金计划，如何影响中国农村的认知表现。我们发现获得养老金福利对老年人的认知功能有显著的不利影响。我们发现该计划对延迟回忆的最大影响，这是一种与痴呆症发作有关的认知措施。在机制方面，成年后期的认知衰退是由社会参与、志愿服务和促进精神敏锐度的活动的大幅减少所介导的。
英文摘要：
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.
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