Non-pecuniary returns to higher education
Subtitle: the effect on smoking intensity in the UK
By: by Alfonso Miranda, Massimiliano Bratti
Contributors: Bratti, Massimiliano
Series: Discussion paper -- no. 2090; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) -- no. 2090
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Subjects: Higher Education; Smoking
Description: "In this paper we investigate whether higher education (HE) produces non-pecuniary returns via a reduction in the consumption of health-damaging substances. In particular, the paper focuses on studying the smoking intensity of British individuals. We use data on current smokers from the 1970 British Cohort Study and estimate endogenous switching count models for cigarette consumption. Results show that HE is endogenous with smoking. Once endogeneity is controlled for, HE is found to have a higher negative effect on smoking than in models where it is treated as exogenous"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
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