Human Capital Policy Is Health Policy, Revisited:  Insights from the Psid

Johnson, Rucker; Johnson, Rucker

Panel Paper: Human Capital Policy Is Health Policy, Revisited: Insights from the Psid

Thursday, November 8, 2018

8219 - Lobby Level (Marriott Wardman Park)

*Names in bold indicate Presenter

Rucker Johnson, University of California, Berkeley

This paper builds on current research using the PSID that is focused on the synergistic effects of pre-K and K-12 school spending on children's long-run health status in adulthood. This research documents that only the PSID provides the data to demonstrate the significant interactive effects between access to pediatric care, nutrition, and pre-K-12 school spending on children's later-life success.