Tag: Average retirement age
The brief’s key findings are: Cognitive aging could hinder productivity by reducing the brain’s processing ability (“fluid” intelligence). But research shows that productivity generally does not decline with age. Key reasons are that declining fluid intelligence is often offset by accumulated knowledge, and reserve fluid capacity can act as a buffer against decline. Only a…
The brief’s key findings are: The ability to work longer can be hampered by skills that decline with age. Declining physical skills – such as diminished strength and flexibility – are easy to spot and often associated with blue-collar jobs. But white-collar jobs may also require abilities that decline with age, including cognitive and fin…
