Regression discontinuity design with principal stratification in the mixed proportional hazard model: an application to the long-run impact of education on longevity

Govert Bijwaard and Andrew Jones

Empirical Economics, 2024, vol. 67, issue 1, No 9, 197-223

Abstract: Abstract We investigate the long-run impact of education on longevity using data for England and Wales from the Health and Lifestyle Survey. Longevity is modelled by survival analysis using a mixed proportional hazard model. For identification we propose a Regression Discontinuity Design implied by an increase in the minimum school leaving age in 1947 (from 14 to 15) combined with a principal stratification method for estimation of the mortality hazard rate. This method allows us to derive the causal effect of extended education on longevity. In line with earlier studies we do not find credible evidence of a causal impact of the additional years of schooling that were induced by the reform on longevity.

Keywords: Regression discontinuity design; Education; Mortality; Principal strata; Mixture models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C41 I14 I24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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