Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/87469 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 12-084/3
Publisher: 
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Abstract: 
We apply the theory of inequality in opportunity to measure inequity in mortality. Ourempirical work is based on a rich dataset for the Netherlands (1998-2007), linking informationabout mortality, health events and lifestyles. We show that distinguishing between differentchannels via which mortality is affected is necessary to test the sensitivity of the results withrespect to different normative positions. Moreover, our model allows for a comparison of theinequity in simulated counterfactual situations, including an evaluation of policy measures.We explicitly make a distinction between inequity in mortality risks and inequity in mortalityoutcomes. The treatment of this difference - “luck”- has a crucial in‡uence on the results.
Subjects: 
equity
equality of opportunities
mortality
lifestyles
JEL: 
D63
I12
I14
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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