Economists have long realized that schooling and good health are strongly positively
correlated. Some conclude that schooling has a direct positive effect on the production of …

The positive correlation between schooling and good health is well documented. One
explanation is that schooling helps people choose healthier life-styles by improving their …

In virtually every study by economists considering the determinants of an individual's health,
years of schooling has stood out as an important regressor. Yet there is little agreement …

Many studies suggest that years of formal schooling completed is the most important
correlate of good health. This finding emerges whether health levels are measured by …

In previous sections of this chapter, I assumed that the current stock of health is not a
determinant of the current stock of human capital, I now relax this assumption and examine …

Numerous economic studies have shown a strong positive correlation between health and
years of schooling. The question at the centre of this research is whether the correlation …

A large literature documents a strong correlation between health and educational outcomes.
In this paper we investigate the role of cognitive ability in the health‐education nexus. Using …

The connection between schooling and health is well documented. An important empirical
issue that needs to be examined, however, is whether schooling's effects are due to …

This paper uses an econometric specification based on the health production function
approach to examine the importance of lifestyles for adult health. The approach treats health …

This paper's main objective is to investigate an occupational linkage in the empirically
observed positive relationship between schooling and health. Combining results from the …