Compulsory schooling reforms, education and mortality in twentieth century Europe
Education yields substantial non-monetary benefits, but the size of these gains is still debated. Previous studies, for example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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München
CESifo
2012
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| Edition: | This version: February 2012 |
| Series: | CESifo working paper Economics of Education
3755 |
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CESifo working papers (3755)
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| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://www.cesifo-group.de/portal/page/portal/ifoHome/b-publ/b3publwp/_wp_abstract?p_file_id=17824764&category= Verlag, Volltext: http://www.cesifo-group.de/DocDL/cesifo1_wp3755.pdf Download aus dem Internet, Stand: 12.03.2012, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/55877 
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| Author Notes: | Christina Gathmann; Hendrik Jürges; Steffen Reinhold |
| Summary: | Education yields substantial non-monetary benefits, but the size of these gains is still debated. Previous studies, for example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we quantify the mean mortality effect and explore its dispersion across gender, time and countries. We find that men benefit from compulsory education both in the shorter and longer run. In contrast, compulsory schooling reforms have little or no effect on mortality for women. -- compulsory schooling ; education ; mortality ; Europe |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
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