Rising inequalities in income and health in China: Who is left behind?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1214-1229

  Baeten, Steef ^a   Van Ourti, Tom ^b,c,d   van Doorslaer, Eddy ^a,b,c,d  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d NETSPAR   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C00; China; D30; D63; Health inequality; I14; I15; Income growth; Income inequality; Income mobility

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PENSION SYSTEM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INCOME INEQUALITY; INCOME MOBILITY; PENSION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; CHILD; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887192203     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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