The Effects of Compulsory Schooling on Health and Hospitalization over the Life Cycle

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Gehrsitz, Markus and Williams Jr, Morgan C. (2023) The Effects of Compulsory Schooling on Health and Hospitalization over the Life Cycle. Discussion paper. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

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Abstract

Despite serving as one of the more celebrated relationships in health economics, evidence on the relationship between education and health remains quite mixed{with limited research devoted to how these effects evolve later in life. Leveraging a 1972 compulsory schooling reform within the United Kingdom, this paper examines the effects of education on health and health care utilization over the life cycle. Our regression discontinuity estimates suggest that the reform led to substantial reductions in hospitalization among men for lifestyle-related conditions{with these effects varying heterogeneously over the life cycle.

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Gehrsitz, Markus ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0826-0582 and Williams Jr, Morgan C.;
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