could also improve their education outcomes. Given the importance of education for economic development, this link could be … the impact of child health on education outcomes, but there are formidable obstacles to obtaining credible estimates. Data … sources of bias when attempting to estimate relationships between child health and education. This Chapter provides an …

This chapter explores the effects of education on nonmarket outcomes from both theoretical and empirical perspectives …-being reflected by their health and cognitive development. They are distinguished from the labor market outcomes of education in terms … of higher earnings and wage rates. The focus is on identifying causal effects of education and on mechanisms via which …

lives. The return to education varies greatly by institutional quality, discipline, and individual characteristics …

Formal schooling increases earnings and provides other individual benefits. However, societal benefits of education may … exceed individual benefits. Research finds that increased average education levels in an area are correlated with higher … earnings, even for locals with relatively little education. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates …