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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Socioeconomic Status, Poor Health in Childhood, and Human Capital Development

Currie, Janet·2009·Journal of Economic Literature
DOI 10.1257/jel.47.1.87
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There are many possible pathways between parental education, income, and health, and between child health and education, but only some of them have been explored in the literature. This essay focuses on links between parental socioeconomic status (as measured by education, income, occupation, or in some cases area of residence) and child health, and between child health and adult education or income. Specifically, I ask two questions: What is the evidence regarding whether parental socioeconomic status affects child health? And, what is the evidence relating child health to future educational and labor market outcomes? I show that there is now strong evidence of both links, suggesting that health could play a role in the intergenerational transmission of economic status.

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Authors
Currie, J.
Venue
Journal of Economic Literature
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2009-03-01
Volume
47
Issue
1
Pages
87-122
ISSN
0022-0515 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/jel.47.1.87
OpenAlex
W2017323883
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1,487
References
16
FWCI
252.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
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