In sickness and in health--Till education do us part: Education effects on hospitalization

Jacob Nielsen Arendt ()

Economics of Education Review, 2008, vol. 27, issue 2, pages 161-172

Abstract: This study provides the first estimates of the causal impact of education on hospitalization. It improves upon existing studies on health and education by using a larger data set and more efficient estimation methods. Using a Danish school reform to identify a causal effect of education on hospitalization, we find that education has a substantial and significant effect on the probability of being hospitalized for women, whereas we only find a significant effect for men for selected life-style related diagnoses.

Date: 2008
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