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Title: The Effects of Education on Mortality: Evidence Using College Expansions

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2021

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Abstract: This paper explores the long-run health benefits of education for longevity. Using mortality data from the Social Security Administration (1988-2005) linked to geographic locations in the 1940-census data, we exploit changes in college availability across cohorts in local areas. We estimate an intent to treat effect of exposure to an additional 4-year college around age 17 of increasing longevity by 0.13 months; treatment on the treated calculations suggest increases in longevity between 1-1.6 years. Some further analyses suggest the results are not driven by pretends , endogenous migration, and other time-varying local confounders. This paper adds to the literature on the health and social benefits of education.

Url: http://www.nber.org/papers/w29423

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Authors: Fletcher, Jason; Noghanibehambari, Hamid

Series Title: NBER Working Paper Series

Publication Number: 29423

Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research

Pages: 1-40

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Fertility and Mortality, Health

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