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Education does not seem to improve health: Evidence from Indonesia
인도네시아 국외연구자료 기타 Parinduri, Rasyad MPRA 발간일 : 2015-03-25 등록일 : 2015-03-31 원문링크
Abstract
I examine the effects of education on health in Indonesia using an exogenous variation in education induced by an extension of Indonesia's school term length in 1978-1979, a natural experiment that fits a regression discontinuity design. I find the longer school year increases educational attainment and wages, but I do not find evidence that education improves health. I explore some mechanisms through which education may affect health, but education does not seem to promote healthy lifestyles, increase the use of modern healthcare services, or improve access to health insurance; if anything, education improves only cognitive capacity.