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The impact of parental income and education on child health : further evidence for England
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Date Issued
2007-02-01
Date Available
2009-04-29T15:45:48Z
Abstract
This paper investigates the robustness of recent findings on the effect of parental
education and income on child health. We are particularly concerned about spurious
correlation arising from the potential endogeneity of parental income and education. Using an instrumental variables approach, our results suggest that the parental income and education effects are generally larger than are suggested by the correlations observed in the data. Moreover, we find strong support for the causal effect of income being large for the poor, but small at the average level of income.
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. Geary Institute
Series
UCD Geary Institute Discussion Paper Series
WP/6/2007
Copyright (Published Version)
2007 Geary Institute
Classification
I1
Subject – LCSH
Parent and child
Children--Health and hygiene
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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