Compulsory schooling reforms, education and mortality in twentieth century Europe

Arbeitspapier

Education yields substantial non-monetary benefits, but the size of these gains is still debated. Previous studies, for example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we quantify the mean mortality effect and explore its dispersion across gender, time and countries. We find that men benefit from compulsory education both in the shorter and longer run. In contrast, compulsory schooling reforms have little or no effect on mortality for women.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6403

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Health Behavior ; Analysis of Education ; Education: Government Policy
• Thema: compulsory schooling ; education ; mortality ; Europe ; Bildungsreform ; Schulbesuch ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Sterblichkeit ; Schätzung ; Europa

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Gathmann, Christina ; Jürges, Hendrik ; Reinhold, Steffen
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2012

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/58695
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-201206146887
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ