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abstract: 'More than 1 in 7 people in Europe live in a household whose income is
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below the national poverty line, but more than 30\% of people consider
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themselves to live in poverty. This study provides evidence on the
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causal relationship between education and various dimensions of poverty.
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I construct a novel database comprising compulsory schooling reforms in
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32 European countries and use them as instruments for education. I find
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economically large poverty-reducing effects of education. This holds
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true for several objective poverty measures, which are both absolute and
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relative in nature, and a subjective poverty measure. An additional year
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of education thus reduces not only the likelihood of being classified as
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living in poverty but also the likelihood of considering oneself to live
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in poverty. Increases in labor force participation and full-time
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employment as well as better health are potential mechanisms behind
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these results. Notably, countries in Eastern Europe seem to drive the
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results.'
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affiliation: 'Hofmarcher, T (Corresponding Author), IHE Swedish Inst Hlth Econ, Box
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2127, SE-22002 Lund, Sweden.
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Hofmarcher, T (Corresponding Author), Lund Univ, Dept Econ, Box 2127, SE-22002 Lund,
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Sweden.
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Hofmarcher, Thomas, IHE Swedish Inst Hlth Econ, Box 2127, SE-22002 Lund, Sweden.
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Hofmarcher, Thomas, Lund Univ, Dept Econ, Box 2127, SE-22002 Lund, Sweden.'
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article-number: '102124'
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author: Hofmarcher, Thomas
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author-email: thomas.hofmarcher@ihe.se
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author_list:
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- family: Hofmarcher
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given: Thomas
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2021.102124
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earlyaccessdate: MAY 2021
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eissn: 1873-7382
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files: []
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issn: 0272-7757
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journal: ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW
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keywords: Educational economics; Compulsory schooling; Poverty; Social exclusion
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keywords-plus: 'SOCIAL EXCLUSION; HEALTH; WAGE; RETURNS; BENEFITS; ATTAINMENT;
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INEQUALITY; REGRESSION; OUTCOMES; CRIME'
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language: English
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month: AUG
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number-of-cited-references: '91'
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orcid-numbers: Hofmarcher, Thomas/0000-0002-3309-3181
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papis_id: ff398683595f881de18044736462d956
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ref: Hofmarcher2021effecteducation
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times-cited: '13'
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title: 'The effect of education on poverty: A European perspective'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000696992800012
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usage-count-last-180-days: '8'
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usage-count-since-2013: '49'
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volume: '83'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Education \& Educational Research
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year: '2021'
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