Heterogeneity in the Impact of Type of Schooling on Adult Health and Lifestyle

TY - JOUR

T1 - Heterogeneity in the Impact of Type of Schooling on Adult Health and Lifestyle

AU - Basu, Anirban

AU - Jones, Andrew Michael

AU - Dias, Pedro Rosa

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PY - 2018/1

Y1 - 2018/1

N2 - Using data from a major educational reform in England and Wales, we examine heterogeneity in the long-term impacts of the exposure to different secondary schooling systems, characterized by selective early-tracking system versus non-selective comprehensive schooling, on health outcomes and smoking. We adopt a local instrumental variables approach to estimate person-centered treatment (PeT) effects, thereby recovering the full distribution of individual-level causal effects. We find that the transition from a selective early-tracking system to a non-selective one produced, on a fraction of individuals, significantly increased depression and cigarette smoking. These effects were persistent over time. Cognitive abilities did not moderate the effects, but students with lower non-cognitive skills were most likely to be negatively affected by this exposure.

AB - Using data from a major educational reform in England and Wales, we examine heterogeneity in the long-term impacts of the exposure to different secondary schooling systems, characterized by selective early-tracking system versus non-selective comprehensive schooling, on health outcomes and smoking. We adopt a local instrumental variables approach to estimate person-centered treatment (PeT) effects, thereby recovering the full distribution of individual-level causal effects. We find that the transition from a selective early-tracking system to a non-selective one produced, on a fraction of individuals, significantly increased depression and cigarette smoking. These effects were persistent over time. Cognitive abilities did not moderate the effects, but students with lower non-cognitive skills were most likely to be negatively affected by this exposure.

KW - Educational reform

KW - Health

KW - Heterogeneity

KW - Instrumental variable

KW - Lifestyle

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U2 - 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.10.007

DO - 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.10.007

M3 - Article

C2 - 29179025

SN - 0167-6296

VL - 57

SP - 1

EP - 14

JO - Journal of Health Economics

JF - Journal of Health Economics

ER -