Education, Cognition, Health Knowledge, and Health Behavior

Naci Mocan and Duha Altindag ()

Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers from Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum

Abstract: Using data from NLSY97 we analyze the impact of education on health behavior. Controlling for health knowledge does not influence the impact of education on health behavior, supporting the productive efficiency hypothesis. Accounting for cognitive ability does not significantly alter the relationship between education and health behavior. Similarly, the impact of education on health behavior is the same between those with and without a learning disability, suggesting that cognition is not likely to be a significant factor in explaining the impact of education on health behavior.

Keywords: Health inputs; Cognition; Learning; Productive efficiency. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 61 pages
Date: 2013-04
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