Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/260299 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2020:7
Publisher: 
Lund University, School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Lund
Abstract: 
This paper exploits an arbitrary university eligibility rule in Sweden combined with regression discontinuity to estimate the impact of university education on health derived demand for medical care. We find a clear jump in university attendance due to university eligibility of between 10 and 14 percentage points. For females this implies a 30-40% drop in self-harm. For males it coincides with reduced use of prescribed pain killers, implying reduced risky behaviour. Males also observe a 30% increase in mental disorders, almost exclusively related to alcohol. The spillovers of university education on to health for the marginal student are therefore significant.
Subjects: 
Health returns to education
demand for medical care
Regression Discontinuity Design
JEL: 
I10
I23
I26
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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