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Do Economic Inequalities Harm Health? Evidence from Europe

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  • ETIENNE J-M.
  • SKALLI A.
  • THEODOSSIOU I.

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Using the European Community Household Panel (1994-2001), random effects models are estimated to assess the effect of income inequality on individuals' health. The individual's health status is measured by self assessment responses and by relatively objective measures of health. Country-level inequality measures are used after controlling for regional fixed effects. This implies that country level factors are the relevant approximations of individuals' reference groups. The results suggest that income inequality harms not only the health of the least well off but also the health of all individuals regardless of their position in the income distribution.
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  • Etienne J-M. & Skalli A. & Theodossiou I., 2005. "Do Economic Inequalities Harm Health? Evidence from Europe," Working Papers ERMES 0511, ERMES, University Paris 2.
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    1. Herzer, Dierk & Nunnenkamp, Peter, 2015. "Income inequality and health: Evidence from developed and developing countries," Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), vol. 9, pages 1-56.
    2. Herzer, Dierk & Nunnenkamp, Peter, 2011. "Income inequality and health: New evidence from panel data," Kiel Working Papers 1736, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    3. Nicole Grunewald & Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso, 2014. "Green Growth in Mexico, Brazil and Chile: Policy strategies and future prospects," Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers 229, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research.
    4. Shobande, Olatunji A., 2023. "Rethinking social change: Does the permanent and transitory effects of electricity and solid fuel use predict health outcome in Africa?," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 186(PB).

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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement

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