We investigate the returns to college attendance in Canada in terms of health and mortality reduction. To do so, we …. The impact on mortality are found to be larger than those estimated from the health microsimulation model (hazard ratio of … first use a dynamic health microsimulation model to document how interventions which incentivize college attendance among …

We investigate the returns to college attendance in Canada in terms of health and mortality reduction. To do so, we … mortality are found to be larger than those estimated from the health microsimulation model (hazard ratio of 0.216 com-pared to … first use a dynamic health microsimulation model to document how inter-ventions which incentivize college attendance among …

We investigate two parallel school reforms in Sweden to assess the long-run health effects of education. One reform …-tracking and peers from that of more schooling. We find that the pure years of schooling reform reduced mortality and improved … current health. Differencing the effects of the reforms shows significant differences in the estimated impacts, suggesting …

The public health care systems in the Nordic countries provide high quality care almost free of charge to all citizens …. However, social inequalities in health persist. Previous research has, for example, documented substantial educational …) the use of such treatment improved these patients' survival. -- education ; health ; inequality …

There is a strong, positive and well-documented correlation between education and health outcomes. There is much less … evidence on the extent to which this correlation reflects the causal effect of education on health - the parameter of interest … education on health. Our approach exploits two changes to British compulsory schooling laws that generated sharp differences in …

There is a strong, positive and well-documented correlation between education and health outcomes. There is much less … evidence on the extent to which this correlation reflects the causal effect of education on health - the parameter of interest … education on health. Our approach exploits two changes to British compulsory schooling laws that generated sharp differences in …

Studies using education policy reforms to isolate causal effects of education on health produce mixed evidence. We … analyse an unusually large sample and study chronic health conditions. For identification, we use two major education reforms … method generated precise estimates of the impact of education on a comprehensive range of health conditions. Our results …

Despite extensive research on nonmarket returns to education, direct and spillover effects on mental health are widely … health. Given ambiguous theoretical implications, I explore potential mechanisms empirically. Using Survey on Health, Ageing … improve elderly-specific health care provision. …