Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/203978 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
wiiw Working Paper No. 113
Publisher: 
The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), Vienna
Abstract: 
This paper analyses the relationships between various measures of income inequality and variables describing population health and social outcomes at the regional level in the EU. Differences between the Central and East European new EU Member States (NMS) and non-NMS EU countries are highlighted. By applying fixed and random effects and cross-region regressions, we found negative relationships between income inequality and life expectancy, infant mortality, standardised death rates on various causes, rates of violent and property crime, rates of non-activity and early leave from education of young persons. The results indicate that redistributive policies might be an effective measure to reduce social harm and improve population health.
Subjects: 
income inequality
population health
social phenomena
distribution
European Union
Central and Eastern Europe
regional analysis
JEL: 
D31
I30
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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