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-term health and smoking behaviour. We explore the roles that cognitive and non-cognitive skills may play in moderating these … schooling system produced significant negative effects on long-term health and increased smoking behavior among a small fraction … negatively affected by exposure to mixed-ability schools. Our results also show that cigarette smoking could be a leading …
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This paper exploits a unique universal educational policy - implemented in most German states between 2001 and 2008 - that compressed the academic-track high school curriculum into a (one year) shorter time span, thereby increasing time of instruction and share of curriculum taught per grade....
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In this paper we investigate the causal effect of years of schooling on health and health-related behavior in West … weight problems for both sexes. On the other hand, we find little evidence for a causal effect of education on smoking … behavior. Overall, our estimates suggest significant non-monetary returns to education with respect to health outcomes and not …
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