Longevity and Education Externalities: A Macroeconomic Perspective

Francesco Ricci and Marios Zachariadis

No 09-009, TSE Working Papers from Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

Abstract: We argue that education exerts positive external effects on health, beyond the standard internal effects documented in the literature. We put forward a model that clarifies the links between education and longevity in the presence of such an externality. We then implement an innovative approach to control for endogeneity problems, and present evidence for the significant role played by higher education in explaining longevity across countries. Our findings provide empirical evidence in support of our hypothesis of educational externalities on health.

JEL-codes: O11 O50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-01
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Journal Article: Education Externalities on Longevity (2013)
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Working Paper: Longevity and Education: A Macroeconomic Perspective (2008)
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