## Abstract Using German census data, we estimate the causal effect of education on smoking and overweight/obesity using the abolition of secondary school fees as instrumental variable. The West German federal states enacted this reform at different dates after World War II, generating exogenous va
The effect of longevity on schooling and fertility: evidence from the Brazilian Demographic and Health Survey
โ Scribed by Rodrigo R. Soares
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0933-1433
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