The Impact of Later Tracking on Mortality by Parental Income in Finland

Bastian Ravesteijn, Hans van Kippersluis (), Mauricio Avendano (), Pekka Martikainen (), Hannu Vessari () and Eddy Van Doorslaer
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Hans van Kippersluis: Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Mauricio Avendano: King’s College London, United Kingdom
Pekka Martikainen: University of Helsinki, Finland
Hannu Vessari: Novo Nordisk, Aalto, Finland

No 17-030/V, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: We investigate whether later educational tracking reduced the intergenerational persistence of socioeconomic disparities in mortality in Finland,where the tracking age was raised from 11 to 16 in the 1970s. We use a difference-in-differences approach that exploits the gradual rollout of the reform. We find that late tracking did reduce disparities in mortality around the age of 50 by parental income for men. However, the longevity gains of men from low-income families seem to have come at the cost of increased mortality among men who grew up in high-income families. This raises questions about the welfare implications of the reform.

Keywords: Education; mortality; tracking; Difference-in-Difference; Finland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 I14 I24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-02-27
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