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dc.contributor.authorBöckerman, Petrien
dc.contributor.authorJohansson, Edvarden
dc.contributor.authorHelakorpi, Satuen
dc.contributor.authorUutela, Anttien
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-21T11:00:36Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-21T11:00:36Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/63822-
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the relationship between relative income inequality and health in Finland, using individual microdata over the period 1993-2005. Our data allows us to analyse a large spectrum of health indicators. Overall, our results suggest that income inequality is not associated with increased morbidity in the population. The results for women differ to quite a large extent from those of men and the pooled sample. There is evidence that an increase in the Gini coefficient is negatively related to the probability of good physical health and no disability retirement. For men, relative income inequality is clearly not important for health.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aThe Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) |cHelsinkien
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aETLA Discussion Papers |x1104en
dc.subject.jelI12en
dc.subject.jelI30en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordHealth, health behaviour, economic inequality, relative income inequality, relative deprivation, Gini coefficienten
dc.subject.stwEinkommensverteilungen
dc.subject.stwGesundheiten
dc.subject.stwGini-Koeffizienten
dc.subject.stwFinnlanden
dc.titleEconomic inequality and health: Looking beyond aggregate indicators-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn549467920en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:rif:dpaper:1104en

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