Does schooling improve cognitive abilities at older ages?: causal evidence from nonparametric bounds

Does schooling improve cognitive abilities at older ages?: causal evidence from nonparametric bounds

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
Author(s):
Amin, Vikesh, author
Behrman, Jere Richard, 1940- author
Fletcher, Jason, author
Flores, Carlos A., author
Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso, author
Kohler, Hans-Peter, author
Contributor(s):
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
University of Pennsylvania. Population Aging Research Center, issuing body.
Publication:
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics : Population Aging Research Center, May 2022
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Aged
Cognition
Educational Status
Neuropsychological Tests
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
In older U.S. adults, higher levels of education resulted in better performance on tests that assess cognitive function in a study using innovative methods that provided average causal effects of schooling on a broad population. Higher cognitive scores were most prominent among college-educated individuals compared to high school graduates: A college education led to the equivalent of a 1.4- to 5.4-point increase on a 100-point cognitive test.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918713786106676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918713786106676