The health influence on returns to education in Brazil: A nonlinear approach

This paper investigates the returns to education in terms of individuals’ health in Brazil. We use the Heckman procedure (1979) and a nonlinear model that allows the consideration of the existence of increasing returns. The study employs microdata from National Survey by Household Sample for 2003 an...

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Main Authors: Letícia Xander Russo, Joilson Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:EconomiA
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1517758016300777

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