Causal Effects of Schooling on Memory at Older Ages in Six Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Nonparametric Evidence With Harmonized Datasets
Our results indicate that increasing schooling from never attended to primary had long-lasting effects on memory decades later in life for older adults in 5 diverse low- and middle-income countries.
Authors
- Shana D. Stites (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-4343)
- Jason M. Fletcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8843-0563)
- Vikesh Amin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5403-3930)
- Alfonso Flores‐Lagunes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7996-7617)
- Hans‐Peter Kohler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0639-4349)
- Iliana V. Kohler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5114-546X)
- Jere Richard Behrman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-6283)
- Carlos A. Flores
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- California Polytechnic State University (US)
- Central Michigan University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf057
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00