Can work protect against age-related decline of cognitive skills? An empirical test of the use-it-or-lose-it hypothesis

Mark Levels*, Rolf Van Der Velden

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterAcademic

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationA Research Agenda for Skills and Inequality
EditorsMichael Tahlin
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing
Chapter10
Pages161-176
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781800378469
ISBN (Print)9781800378452
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Mar 2023

Keywords

  • cognitive decline
  • use it or lose it
  • numeracy skills
  • propensity score matching
  • stop working
  • PIAAC

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