Effects of pension eligibility expansion on men’s memory decline and dementia probability: Findings from the HAALSI cohort in rural South Africa, 2014-2021

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Brief Overview

This study exploits exogenous expansions in South Africa's Old Age Pension for men to measure its impact on memory decline. We found that increases in pension eligibility were associated with slower memory decline for men.

Authors

• Janet Jock, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Erika Beidelman, Indiana University

• Lindsay Kobayashi, University of Michigan

• Meredith Phillips, Indiana University

• Molly S Rosenberg, Indiana University