Health and income: A robust comparison of Canada and the US

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-302

  Duclos, Jean Yves ^a   Échevin, Damien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health inequality; Income distribution; Self reported health status; Social welfare; Stochastic dominance

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTICITY; WELFARE IMPACT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SOCIAL WELFARE; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954624810     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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