Education and health: evaluating theories and evidence

dc.contributor.authorCutler, David M.
dc.contributor.authorLleras-Muney, Adriana
dc.coverage.paisNão Informadopt_BR
dc.creatorCutler, David M.
dc.creatorLleras-Muney, Adriana
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-06T00:36:56Z
dc.date.available2024-03-06T00:36:56Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThere is a large and persistent association between education and health. In this paper, we review what is known about this link. We first document the facts about the relationship between education and health. The education 'gradient' is found for both health behaviors and health status, though the former does not fully explain the latter. The effect of education increases with increasing years of education, with no evidence of a sheepskin effect. Nor are there differences between blacks and whites, or men and women. Gradients in behavior are biggest at young ages, and decline after age 50 or 60. We then consider differing reasons why education might be related to health. The obvious economic explanations - education is related to income or occupational choice - explain only a part of the education effect. We suggest that increasing levels of education lead to different thinking and decision-making patterns. The monetary value of the return to education in terms of health is perhaps half of the return to education on earnings, so policies that impact educational attainment could have a large effect on population health.pt_BR
dc.description.notesProdução vinculada do Insper Conhecimento.pt_BR
dc.format.extent39 p.pt_BR
dc.format.mediumDigitalpt_BR
dc.identifier.doi10.3386/w12352pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.insper.edu.br/handle/11224/6466
dc.identifier.wpe12352pt_BR
dc.language.isoInglêspt_BR
dc.publisherNational Bureau of Economic Researchpt_BR
dc.relation.ispartofNBER Working Paperpt_BR
dc.rights.licenseO INSPER E ESTE REPOSITÓRIO NÃO DETÊM OS DIREITOS DE USO E REPRODUÇÃO DOS CONTEÚDOS AQUI REGISTRADOS. É RESPONSABILIDADE DO USUÁRIO VERIFICAR OS USOS PERMITIDOS NA FONTE ORIGINAL, RESPEITANDO-SE OS DIREITOS DE AUTOR OU EDITOR.pt_BR
dc.titleEducation and health: evaluating theories and evidencept_BR
dc.typeworking paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.subject.cnpqCiências Sociais Aplicadaspt_BR
local.subject.cnpqMultidisciplinarpt_BR
local.typeWorking Paperpt_BR

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