Education, cognition, health knowledge, and health behavior

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2014

Abstract

Using data from NLSY97, we analyze the impact of education on health behavior. Controlling for health knowledge does not influence the impact of education on health behavior, supporting the productive efficiency hypothesis. Accounting for cognitive ability does not significantly alter the relationship between education and health behavior. Similarly, the impact of education on health behavior is the same between those with and without a learning disability, suggesting that cognition is not likely to be a significant factor in explaining the impact of education on health behavior. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

European Journal of Health Economics

First Page

265

Last Page

279

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