Health, human capital, and labor market outcomes are linked though complex connections that are not fully understood … of health shocks using administrative data from Chile. We find that (i) human capital mitigates the negative labor market … effects of health events, (ii) these alleviating effects operate through channels involving occupational choice, the frequency …

explain the connection. The health behaviour of the children and the health accumulated over the life course appear as …

link. Children's health behaviour and the health accumulated over the life course appear as important channels. The …

between human capital and wages are described. Three types of estimation problem are discussed: (1) bias due to omitted … reduced poverty are closely associated with improvements in a population's child nutrition, adult health, and schooling … changed wage opportunities of those who have been induced to make these investments. Statistical estimation of wage functions …

reduced poverty are closely associated with improvements in a population's child nutrition, adult health, and schooling …

Workers participating in firm-sponsored training receive higher wages as a result. But given that firms pay the …

Community Survey to examine the effect of formal schooling on worker wages. Given the potential endogeneity of education … censuses. The instrumental variables results suggest that schooling has a significant positive effect on worker wages …. Specifically, an additional year or schooling is estimated to increase hourly wages by 10 percent for men and 12.6 percent for …