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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Schooling is significantly correlated with health status, but is the relationship causal? This
paper tests the hypothesis that schooling causes differences in an important health-affecting …

Although researchers agree that more educated people typically engage in healthier
behaviors, they have not uncovered the reason why. This paper considers several …

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 positive association between education and health is well established, but explanations
for this association are not. Our explanations fall into three categories:(1) work and …

Victor Fuchs has suggested that the persistent positive correlation between education and
health habits can be explained by interpersonal differences in the discount rate. If Fuchs is …

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 …