Basu, Anirban, Jones, Andrew Michael orcid.org/0000-0003-4114-1785 and Dias, Pedro Rosa (2018) Heterogeneity in the Impact of Type of Schooling on Adult Health and Lifestyle. Journal of Health Economics. pp. 1-14. ISSN 0167-6296
Abstract
Using data from a major educational reform in England and Wales, we examine heterogeneity in the long-term impacts of the exposure to different secondary schooling systems, characterized by selective early-tracking system versus non-selective comprehensive schooling, on health outcomes and smoking. We adopt a local instrumental variables approach to estimate person-centered treatment (PeT) effects, thereby recovering the full distribution of individual-level causal effects. We find that the transition from a selective early-tracking system to a non-selective one produced, on a fraction of individuals, significantly increased depression and cigarette smoking. These effects were persistent over time. Cognitive abilities did not moderate the effects, but students with lower non-cognitive skills were most likely to be negatively affected by this exposure.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | ©2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Educational reform,Health,Heterogeneity,Instrumental variable,Lifestyle |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Economics and Related Studies (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2017 09:50 |
Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2024 00:11 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.10.007 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.10.007 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124552 |
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