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Education Externalities on Longevity
Author(s) -
Ricci Francesco,
Zachariadis Marios
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
economica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.532
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1468-0335
pISSN - 0013-0427
DOI - 10.1111/ecca.12013
Subject(s) - longevity , endogeneity , externality , economics , empirical evidence , control (management) , public economics , demographic economics , econometrics , microeconomics , medicine , gerontology , management , philosophy , epistemology
We argue that education exerts positive external effects on health, beyond the standard internal effects documented in the literature. We implement an innovative approach to control for endogeneity and omitted variables problems, and present evidence for the significant role played by higher education in explaining longevity across countries. Our findings provide empirical evidence in support of our hypothesis of educational externalities on health.