Here's the actual PR: https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/2117/research-shows-that-early-retirement-can-accelerate-cognitive-decline https://www.binghamton.ed

Here's the actual PR: https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/2117/research-shows-that-early-retirement-can-accelerate-cognitive-decline https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/2117/research-shows-th... And the study (PDF): http://ftp.iza.org/dp12524.pdf http://ftp.iza.org/dp12524.pdf I haven't read the whole study but it seems like it's pure correlation, is missing some controls, and has suspect conclusions. They claim > We find large and significant negative effects of the provision of pension benefits on cognitive functioning among the elderly. That's correlation. They're claiming that giving people money reduces cognitive function which is ridiculous. Eliminating cognitive activities and meaning could reduce cognitive function, giving people pensions would not. They didn't seem to have any controls for post retirement activity. All they controlled for was age, gender, and other medical conditions.