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The Educational Gradient in Health: Evidence from China
Stanford University's Center for East Asian Studies presents a guest lecture by Qiulin Chen and Karen Eggleston.
When:
November 17, 2011 4:15pm to 5:30pm
Where
Qiulin Chen
CEAS Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
Karen Eggleston
Asia Health Policy Program Director, Shorenstein APARC, Stanford University
In addition to the health-protective effects of higher income and social status, better education appears to be an important contributor to good health. However, evidence is limited from developing countries undergoing rapid socioeconomic transition like China. To document the evolution of the educational gradient in health, we analyze the China National Health Services Survey (Ministry of Health, 1998, 2003 and 2008), and the Chinese Family Panel Study (Peking University, 2010). We find patterns consistent with the economic theory of socioeconomic gradients in health, as modified to take account of China's rapid economic, demographic, and epidemiologic transitions over the past quarter century.
Cost:
Free
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