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Does post-graduate education affect women's investment in health? A study of the determinants of preventative health

Publication Date

2005-October-01

Document Type

working paper

Authors

Johnson-Lans, Shirley

Department or Program

Economics Department

Document Type

Working Paper

Abstract

Does the well established positive association between education and investment in health hold for education beyond college? This study examines the effect of having a postgraduate degree on investment in health, using an original data set composed of samples of...

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