We study the relationship between early life health and adult earnings using a unique dataset that covers almost the … entire population of Swedish males born between 1950 and 1970. The health information is obtained from medical examinations …, although remaining substantial. -- earnings ; health ; specific conditions ; siblings ; twins …

information on their health status at the age of 18 and later educational attainment, we investigate whether educational … attainment is related to early health status within monozygotic twin pairs. In general, we obtain no indication of this being so …. As a result, we find little evidence that early health differences between twins would bias the estimates of the returns …

the education/health gradient. I am also able to rule out occupational hazards and health insurance coverage as …This paper estimates the health returns to education, using data on identical twins. I adopt a twin … both education and health. I further investigate to what extent within-twin-pair differences in schooling correlates with …