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The causal effect of education on health: What is the role of health behaviors?
Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - 2011
In this paper we investigate the contribution of health related behaviors to the education gradient, using an empirical approach that addresses the endogeneity of both education and behaviors in the health production function. We apply this approach to a multi-country data set, which includes 12...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286261
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More schooling, more children: Compulsory schooling reforms and fertility in Europe
Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2011
We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in Europe as source …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280674
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Does schooling improve cognitive functioning at older ages?
Schneeweis, Nicole; Skirbekk, Vegard; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2012
reforms, implemented in six European countries during the 1950s and 1960s. Using data of individuals aged 50+ from the Survey … of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), we assess the causal effect of education on old-age memory, fluency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289891