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Offspring schooling associated with increased parental survival in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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  • De Neve, Jan-Walter
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Investing in offspring's human capital has been suggested as an effective strategy for parents to improve their living conditions at older ages. A few studies have assessed the role of children's schooling in parental survival in high-income countries, but none have considered lower-resource settings with limited public wealth transfers and high adult mortality.

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  • De Neve, Jan-Walter & Harling, Guy, 2017. "Offspring schooling associated with increased parental survival in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 176(C), pages 149-157.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:176:y:2017:i:c:p:149-157
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.01.015
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