Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - Abteilung für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität Mannheim - 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 mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory...