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The health influence on returns to education in Brazil: A nonlinear approach

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  • Letícia Xander Russo

    (Department of Economics, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil)

  • Joilson Dias

    (Department of Economics, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil)

Abstract

This paper investigates the returns to education in terms of individuals' health in Brazil. We use the Heckman procedure (1979) and a nonlinear model that allows the consideration of the existence of increasing returns. The study employs microdata from National Survey by Household Sample for 2003 and 2008. The health status is measured by self-assessment of individuals. We determine that the rate of returns decreases until the fourth and fifth years of schooling, that is, until the completion of primary education when increasing returns start. The evidence also indicates that the rate of return to education is lower for individuals in poor health; for people with 15 or more years of schooling, the rate of return is 10-14.5% lower for those who are unhealthy. © 2016 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of National Association of Postgraduate Centers in Economics.

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  • Letícia Xander Russo & Joilson Dias, 2016. "The health influence on returns to education in Brazil: A nonlinear approach," Economia, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics], vol. 17(2), pages 210-220.
    • Handle: RePEc:anp:econom:v:17:y:2016:2:210_220
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    Keywords

    Return to education; Health; Nonlinear model;
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    JEL classification:

    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor

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