Reverse Intergenerational Health Effects of Education:Evidence from the Compulsory Education Law
While the intergenerational transmission of human capital from parents to offspring is well-documented,limited research has explored the reverse transmission of human capital from children to parents,particularly from the perspective of gender differences.Utilizing exogenous educational variation resulting from a 1986 reform in China's Compulsory Education Law,this pa-per estimates the impact of educational attainment of children on various health outcomes of older parents.Leveraging data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study,instrumental variable estimation results demonstrate that an increase in children's years of education leads to higher survival expectations,improved physical health,enhanced cognitive functions,and re-duced depression of older parents.Furthermore,this paper highlights gender differences in the intergenerational transmission mechanisms,with sons primarily providing financial support and daughters contributing caregiving efforts.
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