How Fast Do Old Men Slow Down?

Ray Fair ()

No 989, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers from Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University

Abstract: This study uses data on men's track and field and road racing records by age to estimate the rate at which men slow down with age. For most of the running events (400 meters through the half marathon), the slowdown rate per year is estimated to be .80 percent between ages 35 and 51. At age 51 the rate begins to increase. It is 1.04 percent at age 60, 1.46 percent at age 75, and 2.01 percent at age 95. The slowdown rate is smaller for 100 meters. For the events longer than the half marathon, the rate is smaller through about age 60 and then larger after that. The slowdown rate is generally larger at all ages for the field events.

Keywords: Elderly (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 1991-07
Note: CFP 872.
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Published in Review of Economics and Statistics (1994), 76(1): 103-118

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