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Understanding the mechanisms linking college education with longevity
Hong, Kai; Savelyev, Peter A.; Tan, Kegon T.K. - 2020
We go beyond estimating the effect of college attainment on longevity by uncovering the mechanisms behind this effect … potential mechanisms, including health behaviors, lifestyles, earnings, work conditions, and health at the start of the risk … longevity is well explained by observed mechanisms. Furthermore, we find that for women, the positive effect of education on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012200924
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Understanding the Mechanisms Linking College Education with Longevity
Hong, Kai - 2020
We go beyond estimating the effect of college attainment on longevity by uncovering the mechanisms behind this effect … potential mechanisms, including health behaviors, lifestyles, earnings, work conditions, and health at the start of the risk … longevity is well explained by observed mechanisms. Furthermore, we find that for women, the positive effect of education on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012837324
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Understanding the Mechanisms Linking College Education with Longevity
Hong, Kai - 2020
We go beyond estimating the effect of college attainment on longevity by uncovering the mechanisms behind this effect … potential mechanisms, including health behaviors, lifestyles, earnings, work conditions, and health at the start of the risk … longevity is well explained by observed mechanisms. Furthermore, we find that for women, the positive effect of education on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012856121
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Socioemotional skills, education, and health-related outcomes of high-ability individuals
Savelyev, Peter A.; Tan, Kegon - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348507
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Intelligence, Self-confidence and Entrepreneurship
Asoni, Andrea - 2011
I investigate the effect of human capital on entrepreneurship using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1979. I find that individuals with higher measured intelligence and self-confidence are more likely to be entrepreneurs. Furthermore I present evidence suggesting that intelligence and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320404
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Does College Education Reduce Small Business Failure?
Asoni, Andrea; Sanandaji, Tino - 2014
We estimate the effect of college education on business survival using the NLSY79. The endogeneity of both education and business ownership is accounted for by a competing risks duration model augmented with a college selection equation. Contrary to the previous literature, we fi nd no effect of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010504519
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Does College Education Reduce Small Business Failure?
Asoni, Andrea; Sanandaji, Tino - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014
We estimate the effect of college education on business survival using the NLSY79. The endogeneity of both education and business ownership is accounted for by a competing risks duration model augmented with a college selection equation. Contrary to the previous literature, we fi…nd no effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099536
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Intelligence, Self-confidence and Entrepreneurship
Asoni, Andrea - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2011
I investigate the effect of human capital on entrepreneurship using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1979. I find that individuals with higher measured intelligence and self-confidence are more likely to be entrepreneurs. Furthermore I present evidence suggesting that intelligence and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009358944
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Does college education reduce small business failure?
Asoni, Andrea; Sanandaji, Tino - 2014
We estimate the effect of college education on business survival using the NLSY79. The endogeneity of both education and business ownership is accounted for by a competing risks duration model augmented with a college selection equation. Contrary to the previous literature, we find no effect of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010459702
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Economic conditions at birth, birth weight, ability, and the causal path to cardiovascular mortality
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Modin, Bitte - 2013
direct biological mechanisms. We do not find evidence of indirect pathways through ability or education, and the long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010127786