The role of early-life conditions in the cognitive decline due to adverse events later in life

Serious life events, such as the loss of a relative or the onset of a chronic condition may influence cognitive functioning. We examine whether the cognitive impact of such events is stronger if conditions very early in life were adverse, using Dutch longitudinal data of older persons. We exploit exogenous variation in early-life conditions as generated by the business cycle.

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Year of publication:	2010-09-11
Authors:	den Berg, Gerard J. van ; Deeg, Dorly J.H. ; Lindeboom, Maarten ; Portrait, France
Institutions:	Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk Utvärdering (IFAU), Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet
Subject:	Cognitive functioning \| business cycle \| bereavement \| developmental origins \| retirement \| health \| long-run effects \| pension \| dementia

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	The text is part of a series Working Paper Series Number 2010:10 25 pages
Classification:	E32 - Business Fluctuations; Cycles ; I10 - Health. General ; I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior ; J14 - Economics of the Elderly
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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