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The Education-Health Nexus: A Meta-Analysis

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  • Xue, X.;

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Does education cause a better health? No consensus answer to this question has yet emerged. In this paper, I perform a meta-analysis of the extensive literature on the health effects of education. The final sample identifies 105 studies with 4,671 estimates. Overall, the health effect of education is not economically meaningful, although statistically significant. There is severe publication bias favoring the positive effect of education on health. Studies that do not control for endogeneity are prone to exaggerate the estimated effect. In addition, the effect becomes weaker for more recent studies. The results suggest that education may not be a feasible policy option for promoting population health.

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  • Xue, X.;, 2020. "The Education-Health Nexus: A Meta-Analysis," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers 20/01, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York.
    • Handle: RePEc:yor:hectdg:20/01
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    Keywords

    education; health; human capital; meta-analysis; research synthesis;
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    JEL classification:

    • B49 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Other
    • C49 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Other
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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