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Health, education and time preference.

Marjon van der Pol¹

¹University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK. m.vanderpol@abdn.ac.uk

Health Economics

|August 24, 2010

Summary

Education impacts health, but the mechanism is unclear. This study finds that while time preference influences the education-health link, it doesn't fully explain it, suggesting other factors are involved.

Area of Science:

Health Economics
Socioeconomic Determinants of Health
Behavioral Economics

Background:

Education is a strong correlate of health, but the causal pathways remain debated.
Theories suggest education enhances health production efficiency or that unobserved factors influence both.
Time preference is frequently cited as a potential 'third' variable linking education and health.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of time preference in the education-health relationship.
To examine the influence of risk attitude on this association.
To clarify the mechanisms underlying the observed correlation between education and health outcomes.

Main Methods:

Utilized a unique household dataset with stated preference questions.

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Elicited individual time preferences and risk attitudes.

Employed econometric methods to control for these preferences in the education-health model.

Main Results:

Individuals' time preferences were found to reduce, but not eliminate, the effect of education on health.
Risk attitude's role was also investigated within the analysis.
The findings indicate that time preference explains only a portion of the education-health gradient.

Conclusions:

Time preference is a significant factor mediating the relationship between education and health.
While time preference partially explains the education-health link, other unobserved variables likely persist.
Further research is needed to fully elucidate the complex interplay between education, preferences, and health.