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 …

We compare estimates of the effects of education on health and health behaviour using two different instrumental … distribution. We find that estimates using each approach are remarkably congruent for a wide range of health outcomes. Effect sizes …

mortality data, and contribute to two bodies of literature. First, we demonstrate a beneficial causal effect of education on … health and longevity in contrast to other twin-based studies of the US population, which show little or no effect of … education on health. Second, we present evidence that parents compensate for differences in their children's health endowments …