The causal effect of family income on child health in the UK

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 137-150

  Kuehnle, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child health; I1; Income gradient; Instrumental variables; Transmission channels; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; PARENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; PARENTS;

EID: 84899828070     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.03.011     Document Type: Article

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