Parental education and child health: Evidence from a schooling reform

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-131

  Lindeboom, Maarten ^a   Llena Nozal, Ana ^b   van der Klaauw, Bas ^c  

^a TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b OECD   (France)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health; Intergenerational mobility; Regression discontinuity; Returns to education

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58149462078     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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