Gender Differences in Cognitive Abilities Among the Elderly Poor of Peru.

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Autor/Urheber	Rafael Novella; Javier Olivera
Institution	Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Titel	Gender Differences in Cognitive Abilities Among the Elderly Poor of Peru.
Quelle	In: doi:10.18800/economia.201901.005; 0254-4415; 2304-4306; Economía, Vol 42, Iss 83 (2019)(2019) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei
Sprache	englisch; spanisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.18800/economia.201901.005
Schlagwörter	Cognition; Old age; Gender differences; Poverty; Peru; Economic growth; development; planning; HD72-88; Economic history and conditions; HC10-1085; Economics as a science; HB71-74
Abstract	We study gender differences on cognitive functioning among older adults living in poverty. The data come from the Survey of Health and Wellbeing of the Elderly (ESBAM) which is the baseline survey to evaluate the Peru's social pension program Pension 65. The results show that females are better off than males regarding episodic memory, but worse off in mental intactness. We do not find gender differences in the overall measure of cognition, but regional differences matter in favour of urban localities. The sizeable associations of education and quality of childhood nutrition with later-life cognition confirm the long-term impacts of early life developments on current outcomes, particularly in the case of females. Therefore, policies aimed at improving early childhood development are expected to have a positive impact in the quality of old-age.
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