Does Financial Difficulty Damage Cognitive Function?

Ishikawa, Yumi

OSIPP Discussion Paper, 2019, DP-2019-E-005, 1-12

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固定URL: https://hdl.handle.net/11094/72156

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タイトル
Does Financial Difficulty Damage Cognitive Function?
著者
著者名
Ishikawa, Yumi
キーワード等
aging
cognitive function
elderly
financial difficulty
financial situation
income
Japan
universal health coverage
抄録
This study aims to estimate the effect of financial difficulty on cognitive function in a sample of the Japanese elderly population, using a panel dataset which includes randomly selected elderly Japanese citizens aged 60 and over from the National Survey of the Japanese Elderly. It is appropriate dataset to capture the effect on cognitive impairment in the sense that cognitive function can gradually degenerate after retirement in many cases. We estimate the effect of household income on the probability of the onset of cognitive impairment at a following survey point using random-effect probit model. There is a significant negative effect from financial difficulty on cognitive function. When participants’ household income drops by 1%, they are 2.2% more likely to develop cognitive impairment. Financial support plays an important role in improving recipients’cognitive function. It should be noted that we found the effect of financial difficulty even in Japan which has a universal health coverage.
出版者
Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University
収録物名
OSIPP Discussion Paper
巻(号)
DP-2019-E-005
ページ
1-12
刊行年月
2019-05-07
言語
英語
ハンドルURL
https://hdl.handle.net/11094/72156
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http://www.osipp.osaka-u.ac.jp/archives/DP/2019/DP2019E005.pdf
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OSIPP Discussion Paper