Education is a key determinant of health in Europe: a comparative analysis of 11 countries.

@article{Albert2011EducationIA,
  title={Education is a key determinant of health in Europe: a comparative analysis of 11 countries.},
  author={Cecilia Albert and Mar{\'i}a A. Davia},
  journal={Health promotion international},
  year={2011},
  volume={26 2},
  pages={
          163-70
        }
}
This paper has contributed to confirming the link between education and health in developed countries. The analysis is based on 11 European Union countries. We estimate country-specific health functions, where the dependent variable is self-reported health status and the education attainment is one of the main inputs. All eight waves (1994-2001) of the European Community Household Panel are deployed. A random effects ordered probit is estimated in order to control, to a given extent, for… 
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