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Human capital and longevity |
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Title: Human Capital and Longevity: Evidence from Title: Human Capital and Longevity: Evidence from 50,000 Twins
Authors: Petter Lundborg, Carl Hampus Lyttkens, Paul Nystedt
Published: July 2012
Dataset: Swedish Twin Registry (≈50,000 same-sex twins, 1886–1958)
🔍 What the Study Investigates
The document analyzes why well-educated people live longer, using one of the world’s largest collections of identical (MZ) and fraternal (DZ) twins. Because twins share genes and environments, this study uniquely isolates whether the connection between education and longevity is causal or simply due to shared background factors.
📊 Core Research Questions
Does education truly increase lifespan?
Or do unobserved factors—such as genetics, early-life health, birth weight, family environment, or ability—explain the link?
How much extra life expectancy is gained from higher education?
🧬 Why Twins Are Used
Twins help the researchers eliminate:
Shared genes
Shared childhood environments
Early-life conditions
Many unobserved family-level factors
This allows a much cleaner measurement of the effect of education alone.
📈 Main Findings (Clear & Strong)
1️⃣ Education strongly increases longevity.
Across all models:
Each extra year of schooling reduces mortality by about 6%.
2️⃣ Even after controlling for:
Shared genes
Shared environment
Birth weight differences
Height (proxy for IQ & early health)
Only twins who differ in schooling
➡️ The relationship remains significant and strong.
3️⃣ High education adds 2.5–3 additional years of life at age 60.
This effect is:
Consistent for men and women
Consistent across birth cohorts
Strongest in younger generations
Stronger at mid-life (age 50–60) than in old age
🧪 Key Tests & Evidence
Birth Weight Test
Birth weight differences predict schooling differences
BUT birth weight does not predict mortality
→ So omission of birth weight does not bias the education effect.
Height (Ability Proxy) Test
Taller twins achieve more schooling
But height does not predict mortality in twin comparisons
→ Ability differences cannot explain the education–longevity link.
MZ vs DZ Twins
Identical twins (MZ) share 100% genes
Fraternal twins (DZ) share ~50%
Results are extremely similar
Suggests genetics are not driving the relationship.
📉 Non-Linear Benefits
Education levels:
<10 years
10–12 years
≥13 years (university level)
Effects:
Middle group: ~13% lower mortality
University group: 35–40% lower mortality
Very strong evidence of a degree effect.
⏳ Age Patterns
The effect is strongest between ages 50–60
The benefit declines slightly at older ages
But remains significant across all age groups
📅 Cohort Patterns
The education–longevity gap has grown stronger over time
Likely due to rising skill demands and better health knowledge among educated groups
📘 Methodology
The study uses advanced statistical tools:
Cox proportional hazards models
Stratified partial likelihood (twin fixed-effects)
Gompertz survival models
Linear probability models for survival to 70 and 80
These allow precise estimation of the effect of education on mortality.
📌 Policy Implications
Education has large, long-term health returns
These returns go far beyond labor market earnings
Increasing education could significantly raise population longevity—especially in developing countries
Evidence suggests education improves:
Health behaviors
Decision-making
Access to knowledge
Use of medical information
🎯 Final Summary (Perfect One-Liner)
The study provides powerful evidence that education itself—not genes, family environment, or early-life factors—directly increases human lifespan by several years, making schooling one of the most effective longevity-enhancing investments in society.... |
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