an important predictor of adult life expectancy. This theory is embodied in an OLG framework where fertility, longevity … and education all result from individual decisions. The model displays different regimes, allowing the economy to move … both population growth and fertility, and a late increase in secondary educational attainments. …

calibrated version we and that education always increases if life expectancy rises but the effect on the capital stock is still … potentially offsetting effects at work in models with endogenous education and overlapping generations which is key for …

are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Our model predicts a widening and possibly a …

are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Our model predicts a widening and possibly a …

, living conditions and curative care are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Their model predicts …

to linked data from health surveys, tax files and the mortality register to estimate the causal effect of education on …While there is no doubt that health is strongly correlated with education, whether schooling exerts a causal impact on … mortality. The reform provides a powerful instrument, significantly raising years of schooling, which, in turn, has a large and …

We examine the mortality effects of a 1947 school reform in Japan, which extended compulsory schooling from primary to … setting, we fail to find that the reform improved later-life mortality up to the age of 87 years, although it significantly …