Christian Albert|María Ángeles Davia Rodríguez
Education is a key determinant of health in Europe: a comparative analysis of 11 countries
Universidad de Alcalá|University of Castilla-La Mancha
paper contributed confirming link education health developed countries analysis based 11 european union countries estimate countryspecific health functions dependent variable selfreported health status education attainment one main inputs eight waves 19942001 european community household panel deployed random effects ordered probit estimated order control given extent unobserved heterogeneity explanatory variables time invariant education attainment gender time varying gross wages hours work age living alone results confirm positive impact secondary education health cases tertiary education cases even controlling inputs health function taking unobserved heterogeneity account secondary education impact health countries sample except netherlands uk effect differ secondary tertiary education france ireland greece correlation education health interpreted different complementary ways diverse approaches may disentangle precise mechanism connects health education results anyway seems clear better coordination needed education health policies effectively improve health literacy relevant results study women register poorer health men age contributes worsening health status wages contribute positively health