This paper sheds light on the causal relationship between education and health outcomes. We combine three surveys …. We use variation in the timing of educational reforms across these countries as an instrument for education. Using IV …-probit models, we find causal evidence that more years of education lead to better health. One additional year of schooling is …

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 …

extension were at least half as high as OLS returns to education and benefited broad ranges of the population. The compulsory …

extension were at least half as high as OLS returns to education and bene ted broad ranges of the population. The compulsory …

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 …

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 …

Although the impact of education on health is important for economic policy in developing countries, the overwhelming … majority of research to identify the health returns to education has been done using data from developed countries. We use data … education reform that increased the mandatory years of schooling from 5 to 8 years in 1997. Using exposure to the reform as an …