期刊
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
卷 101, 期 -, 页码 129-138出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.042
关键词
Health; Cognitive abilities; Education; Gender heterogeneity; Aging
资金
- European Commission [QLK6-CT-2001-00360, RII-CT-2006-062193, CIT5-CT-2005-028857]
- US National Institute on Aging [U01 AG09740-1352, P01 AG005842, P01 AG08291, P30 AG12815, Y1-AG-4553-01, OGHA 04-064, R21 AG025169]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [P01AG005842, P30AG012815, U01AG009740, R21AG025169, P01AG008291] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
The large and positive association between education and many health outcomes is well-documented but what drives this association is still a matter of discussion in the literature. Exploiting the time and geographical exogenous variation in compulsory schooling laws across 6 European countries this paper shows evidence of large and positive effects of the additional year of schooling induced by these policies only on men's self reported health, depression and memory in old age. Furthermore, results suggest that these effects come mainly through an improvement in men's working conditions with small or no role played by income and health related behaviors. On the other hand, since women affected by compulsory school reforms show a very low labor force attachment, they do not show similar spillovers. These policies only have mixed effects on women's health related behaviors. In particular, affected women show a lower probability of being overweight, but also a higher probability of having ever smoked. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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