The causal relationship between education, health and health related behaviour: Evidence from a natural experiment in England
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- Braakmann, Nils, 2011. "The causal relationship between education, health and health related behaviour: Evidence from a natural experiment in England," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 30(4), pages 753-763, July.
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Keywords
education; health; socio-economic gradient; education gradient;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2010-11-20 (Education)
- NEP-HEA-2010-11-20 (Health Economics)
- NEP-LAB-2010-11-20 (Labour Economics)
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