Distributional Effects of Education on Health

Silvia H. Barcellos, Leandro S. Carvalho and Patrick Turley

Journal of Human Resources, 2023, vol. 58, issue 4, 1273-1306

Abstract: We study the distributional effects of education on health. In 1972, England, Scotland, and Wales raised their minimum school leaving age from 15 to 16 for students born after September 1, 1957. Using a regression discontinuity design and objective health measures for 129,000 individuals, we find that education reduced body size and increased blood pressure in middle age. The reduction in body size was concentrated at the upper tail of the distribution with an eight percentage point reduction in obesity. The increase in blood pressure was concentrated at the lower tail of the distribution, with no effect on stage 2 hypertension.

JEL-codes: I10 I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.0720-11064R1
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