Welfare-related health inequality: does the choice of measure matter?

Using representative microdata from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), we show that the welfare measure choice has a substantial impact on the degree of welfare-related health inequality. To assess the sensitivity of welfare-related health inequality measures, we combine a unique set of i...

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Volume:	14
Main Author:	Joachim R. Frick Nicolas R. Ziebarth
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer 01.06.2013 Springer-Verlag SPRINGER Springer Nature B.V
published in:	The European journal of health economics Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 431 - 442
ORCID:	0000-0003-3562-2371
Data of publication:	20130601
ISSN:	1618-7598 1618-7601
EISSN:	1618-7601
Discipline:	Public Health Economics
Subjects:	Income inequality Health care inequality Zero Health status Net worth Physical health Censorship Gender bias Socioeconomics Wealth Economic Policy SOEP Public Health Concentration index D31 Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences Health Informatics I10 I12 Welfare-related health inequality Income measurement Medicine & Public Health Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance Public Finance & Economics Economics Social Sciences Life Sciences & Biomedicine Business & Economics Health Care Sciences & Services Health Policy & Services Science & Technology Health Status Disparities Humans Middle Aged Male Public Assistance - statistics & numerical data Data Collection - methods Socioeconomic Factors Adult Female Aged Health Status Germany Poverty - statistics & numerical data Measurement Analysis Equality Studies Health economics Economic theory Socioeconomic factors Health care delivery Economic statistics Index Medicus Germany MORTALITY SOEP SELF-REPORTED HEALTH Concentration index SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY BINARY GRIP STRENGTH Welfare-related health inequality Income measurement Wealth
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