The effect of compulsory schooling on health - evidence from biomarkers
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- Hendrik Jürges & Eberhard Kruk & Steffen Reinhold, 2013. "The effect of compulsory schooling on health—evidence from biomarkers," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 26(2), pages 645-672, April.
- Hendrik Jürges & Eberhard Kruk & Steffen Reinhold, 2010. "The Effect of Compulsory Schooling on Health - Evidence from Biomarkers," CESifo Working Paper Series 3105, CESifo Group Munich.
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Health; Compulsory schooling; Biomarkers; Regression discontinuity;JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2010-04-04 (Education)
- NEP-HAP-2010-04-04 (Economics of Happiness)
- NEP-HEA-2010-04-04 (Health Economics)
- NEP-LAB-2010-04-04 (Labour Economics)
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