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Compulsory Schooling Reforms, Education and Mortality in Twentieth Century Europe
Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - 2021
mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315932
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Education, Health and Subjective Wellbeing in Europe
Becchetti, Leonardo; Conzo, Pierluigi; Pisani, Fabio - 2015
The productive and allocative theories predict that education has positive impact on health: the more educated adopt healthier life styles and use more efficiently health inputs and this explains why they live longer. We find partial support for these theories with an econometric analysis on a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014136311
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The Effect of Education on Health: Evidence from the 1997 Compulsory Schooling Reform in Turkey
Baltagi, Badi H.; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Karatas, Haci M. - 2019
attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012001608
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The Effect of Education on Health: Evidence from the 1997 Compulsory Schooling Reform in Turkey
Baltagi, Badi H.; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Karatas, Haci M. - 2019
attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012006032
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Changes in Compulsory Schooling and the Causal Effect of Education on Health
Kemptner, Daniel; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - 2010
In this paper, we investigate the causal effect of years of schooling on health and health-related behavior in West Germany. We apply an instrumental variables approach using changes in compulsory schooling laws which took place from 1949 to 1969 as natural experiments. These law changed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270200
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The Effect of Higher Education on Women's Obesity and Smoking: Evidence from College Openings in Turkey
Baltagi, Badi H.; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Karatas, Haci M. - 2022
This paper analyzes the relationship between higher education and body weight and smoking behavior among women in Turkey. We exploit the largely exogenous and substantial increase in the openings of universities throughout Turkey. Based on the spatial and temporal variability of university...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351836
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The impact of physical education on obesity among elementary school children
Cawley, John; Frisvold, David; Meyerhoefer, Chad D. - 2012
In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations …-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287618
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The impact of physical education on obesity among elementary school children
Cawley, John H.; Frisvold, David; Meyerhoefer, Chad D. - 2012
In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations …-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009581227
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The Impact of Physical Education on Obesity Among Elementary School Children
Cawley, John - 2012
In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations …-2004. Results from IV models indicate that PE lowers BMI z-score and reduces the probability of obesity among 5th graders (in … represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099766
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Body Weight and Gender : Academic Choice and Performance
Barone, Adriana - 2015
This study examines the relationship between body weight and academic choice and performance, focusing on gender differences and using survey data from students at the University of Salerno in Italy. Our findings indicate a significant negative relationship between body weight and academic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009414