Niccodemi, Gianmaria; Bijwaard, Govert - 2018
Several studies have found a positive association between education and health. Confounding factors that a ect both … education choices and health, such as (ob- served) parental background and (unobserved) intelligence, may play an important role … in shaping this association. In this paper we estimate the impact of education on diseases in old age, accounting for …