Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper
Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper
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TY - UNPB
T1 - The Causal Effect of Education on Chronic Health Conditions
AU - Janke, Katharina Marie
AU - Johnston, David W.
AU - Propper, Carol
AU - Michael, Shields
PY - 2018/2
Y1 - 2018/2
N2 - Studies using education policy reforms to isolate causal effects of education on health produce mixed evidence. We analyse an unusually large sample and study chronic health conditions. For identification, we use two major education reforms, one that raised the minimum school leaving age and one that affected the broader educational attainment distribution. This method generated precise estimates of the impact of education on a comprehensive range of health conditions. Our results indicate that extra education, at the lowest end or higher up the attainment distribution, has little impact on the prevalence of chronic illness. The one interesting exception is diabetes.
AB - Studies using education policy reforms to isolate causal effects of education on health produce mixed evidence. We analyse an unusually large sample and study chronic health conditions. For identification, we use two major education reforms, one that raised the minimum school leaving age and one that affected the broader educational attainment distribution. This method generated precise estimates of the impact of education on a comprehensive range of health conditions. Our results indicate that extra education, at the lowest end or higher up the attainment distribution, has little impact on the prevalence of chronic illness. The one interesting exception is diabetes.
KW - education reform
KW - health conditions
KW - causality
M3 - Discussion paper
T3 - IZA Discussion Paper Series
BT - The Causal Effect of Education on Chronic Health Conditions
PB - IZA Institute of Labor Economics
CY - Bonn
ER -