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Alfonso Miranda () (University of Keele)
Massimiliano Bratti () (University of Milan and IZA Bonn)

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In this paper we investigate whether higher education (HE) produces non-pecuniary returns via a reduction in the consumption of health-damaging substances. In particular, the paper focuses on studying the smoking intensity of British individuals. We use data on current smokers from the 1970 British Cohort Study and estimate endogenous switching count models for cigarette consumption. Results show that HE is endogenous with smoking. Once endogeneity is controlled for, HE is found to have a higher negative effect on smoking than in models where it is treated as exogenous.The Effect on Smoking Intensity in the UK

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Keywords: endogenous switching; count data; higher education; smoking; UK;

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C35 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models
I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Production
I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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  1. Alfonso Miranda & Sophia Rabe-Hesketh, 2005. "Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Endogenous Switching And Sample Selection Models for Binary, Count, And Ordinal Variables," Keele Economics Research Papers KERP 2005/14, Centre for Economic Research, Keele University. [Downloadable!]
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