Effect of Education on Self-reported Health

Authors

Mai Le '24, DePauw University

Document Type

Essay

Publication Date

12-9-2022

Abstract

Human Capital Theory pointed out health as a possible return to education. The question at the center of this research is if education can improve health. Replicating the work of Goesling (2007) on new data from the 2000-2022 Current Population Survey (CPS), a cross-sectional probit analysis shows a positive relationship between educational level and self-reported health. This relationship is robust and significant across age groups.

Comments

Prepared as part of Professor Humberto Barreto's ECON 385 / BUS 305 Regression with Microdata course

Recommended Citation

Le, Mai '24, "Effect of Education on Self-reported Health" (2022). Student Research. 59, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/studentresearchother/59