The causal effect of education on health: Evidence from the United Kingdom

Mary Silles

Economics of Education Review, 2009, vol. 28, issue 1, 122-128

Abstract: Numerous economic studies have shown a strong positive correlation between health and years of schooling. The question at the centre of this research is whether the correlation between health and education represents a causal relation. This paper uses changes in compulsory schooling laws in the United Kingdom to test this hypothesis. Multiple measures of overall health are used. The results provide evidence of a causal relation running from more schooling to better health which is much larger than standard regression estimates suggest.

Keywords: Education; Health; Endogeneity; bias (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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