The effect of income growth and inequality on health inequality: Theory and empirical evidence from the European Panel

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 525-539

  Van Ourti, Tom ^a,c   van Doorslaer, Eddy ^a,b,c   Koolman, Xander ^b,d  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Europe; Health inequality; Income elasticity of health; Income inequality

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; EMPIRICISM; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; INCOME; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORY;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SOCIAL CLASS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 67149089643     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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