human capital;
rate of return;
educational economics;
D O I:
10.1016/j.econedurev.2006.08.006
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 [经济学];
摘要:
This study provides the first estimates of the causal impact of education on hospitalization. It improves upon existing studies on health and education by using a larger data set and more efficient estimation methods. Using a Danish school reform to identify a causal effect of education on hospitalization, we find that education has a substantial and significant effect on the probability of being hospitalized for women, whereas we only find a significant effect for men for selected lifestyle related diagnoses. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.