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Compulsory schooling reforms, education and mortality in twentieth century Europe
Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - 2012
Education yields substantial non-monetary benefits, but the size of these gains is still debated. Previous studies, for … example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large … compulsory education both in the shorter and longer run. In contrast, compulsory schooling reforms have little or no effect on …
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Education and Mental Health: Causal Effects and Intra-Family Spillovers
Özer, Mustafa; Fidrmuc, Jan - 2024
is limited. We analyze the impact of education on mental health using survey data on self-reported health of Turkish … 5 to 8 years in 1997. The results suggest that education has a favorable effect on mental health, physical health, and … show that each spouse’s education has a favorable impact on women’s mental health, but the effect of husbands’ education …
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The Effects of Free Secondary School Track Choice: A Disaggregated Synthetic Control Approach
Osikominu, Aderonke; Pfeifer, Gregor; Strohmaier, Kristina - 2021
We exploit a recent state-level reform in Germany that granted parents the right to decide on the highest secondary school track suitable for their child, changing the purpose of the primary teacher's recommendation from mandatory to informational. Applying a disaggregated synthetic control...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012493025
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The Effects of Free Secondary School Track Choice : A Disaggregated Synthetic Control Approach
Osikominu, Aderonke; Pfeifer, Gregor; Strohmaier, Kristina - 2021
We exploit a recent state-level reform in Germany that granted parents the right to decide on the highest secondary school track suitable for their child, changing the purpose of the primary teacher's recommendation from mandatory to informational. Applying a disaggregated synthetic control...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013246908
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School Tracking and Mental Health
Böckerman, Petri; Haapanen, Mika; Jepsen, Christopher; … - 2019
We examine the effects of a comprehensive school reform on mental health. The reform postponed the tracking of students … is no discernible effect on mental health related hospitalizations on average even though the effect is precisely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179726
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School Tracking and Mental Health
Bockerman, Petri - 2019
We examine the effects of a comprehensive school reform on mental health. The reform postponed the tracking of students … is no discernible effect on mental health related hospitalizations on average even though the effect is precisely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012859608
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Heterogeneous Sports Participation and Labour Market Outcomes in England
Lechner, Michael; Downward, Paul - 2013
Based on a unique composite dataset measuring heterogeneous sports participation, labour market outcomes and local facilities provision, this paper examines for the first time the association between different types of sports participation on employment and earnings in England. Clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328809
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Labor Market Effects of Sports and Exercise: Evidence from Canadian Panel Data
Lechner, Michael; Sari, Nazmi - 2014
Based on the Canadian National Population Health Survey we estimate the effects of individual sports and exercise on … individual labor market outcomes. The data covers the period from 1994 to 2008. It is longitudinal and rich in life-style, health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333440
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Swallow This: Childhood and Adolescent Exposure to Fast Food Restaurants, BMI, and Cognitive Ability
Abrahamsson, Sara; Bütikofer, Aline; Karbownik, Krzysztof - 2023
effects of changes in the supply of high caloric nutrition on the health and cognitive ability of young adult males. Our … those with adverse prenatal health or high paternal BMI, an exception being that cognition is only affected by exposure at … ages 0-12 and this effect is mediated by paternal education. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377383
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Sports and child development
Felfe, Christina; Lechner, Michael; Steinmayr, Andreas - 2011
Despite the relevance of cognitive and non-cognitive skills for professional success, their formation is not yet fully understood. This study fills part of this gap by analyzing the effect of sports club participation, one of the most popular extra-curricular activities, on children's skill...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278834