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Does Rising Income Inequality Reduce Life Expectancy? New Evidence for 26 European Countries (1995–2014)

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  • Carla Blázquez-Fernández
  • David Cantarero-Prieto
  • Marta Pascual-Saez

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An open debate these days is about how national income inequality could affect individuals’ health outcomes. Therefore, the present study aims to provide new evidence regarding life expectancy determinants and how they are related to the income inequality hypothesis. Precisely, it is provided new evidence on this relationship for 26 European countries during the period 1995–2014. The analysis is based on panel data techniques, with the latest data from both Eurostat and the OECD Health Statistics. Furthermore, data from the World Bank is also applied. Besides, we have tested the sensitivity of the estimates in our empirical analysis using three clusters of countries. Our results suggest that income inequality does not significantly reduce health in developed societies, like the European ones. Notwithstanding, as income inequality can be sometimes harmful for population health, these issues must be taken into account in order to improve health care policies.

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  • Carla Blázquez-Fernández & David Cantarero-Prieto & Marta Pascual-Saez, 2018. "Does Rising Income Inequality Reduce Life Expectancy? New Evidence for 26 European Countries (1995–2014)," Global Economic Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(4), pages 464-479, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:glecrv:v:47:y:2018:i:4:p:464-479
    DOI: 10.1080/1226508X.2018.1526098
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    1. Paolo Roffia & Alessandro Bucciol & Sara Hashlamoun, 2023. "Determinants of life expectancy at birth: a longitudinal study on OECD countries," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 189-212, June.
    2. Ryan, Megan & Gallagher, Stephen & Jetten, Jolanda & Muldoon, Orla T., 2022. "State level income inequality affects cardiovascular stress responses: Evidence from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 311(C).

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