Read or Die

A recent paper adds to the evidence of the impact of education on health.

"This paper has shown that there is a large causal effect of education on mortality. While GLS estimates suggest that an additional year of education lowers the probability of dying in the next 10 years by approximately 1·3 percentage points, my results from the IV estimation show that the effect is perhaps much larger: at least 3·6 percentage points. Moreover there is a direct effect of compulsory schooling laws on mortality during adulthood: one more year of compulsory
schooling decreased mortality after age 35 by about 3%".

The Relationship Between Education and Adult Mortality in the United States
ADRIANA LLERAS-MUNEY. Review of Economic Studies (2005) 72, 189–221

Parents have another way to implore their kids to study: "Do your homework or die!"