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Does education improve health? A reexamination of the evidence from compulsory schooling laws
Abstract: This article analyzes the impact of compulsory schooling laws early in the twentieth century on long-term health. The author finds no compelling evidence for a causal link between education and health using this research design. Further, the results suggest that only a small fraction of health conditions are affected by education, and several of those are conditions, such as sight and hearing, where economic theories don?t appear to be relevant.
Keywords: Education - Economic aspects; Health;
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Part of Series: Economic Perspectives
Publication Date: 2008
Volume: 32
Issue: Q II
Pages: 2-16