Causal effect of children’s secondary education on parental health outcomes: findings from a natural experiment in Botswana

Objectives A growing literature highlights the intergenerational transmission of human capital from parents to children. However, far less is known about ‘upward transmission’ from children to parents. In this study, we use a 1996 Botswana education policy reform as a natural experiment to identify...

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Main Authors: Neil M Davies, Jacob Bor, Jan-Walter De Neve, Jan Ole Ludwig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/1/e043247.full