Development of Family Income Since the 1990s: A Fresh Look at German Microdata Using Income-Dependent Equivalence Scales

Mid-point for open-ended income category and the effect of equivalence scales on the income-health relationship.

To estimate the mid-point of an open-ended income category and to assess the impact of two equivalence scales on income-health associations. Data were obtained from the 2010 Brazilian Oral Health Survey (Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde Bucal--SBBrasil 2010). Income was converted from categorical to two continuous variables (per capita and equivalized) for each mid-point. The median mid-point was R$ ...

Financial Development And The Distribution Of Income In MENA

Comparing the Income Elasticity of Health Spending in Middle-Income and High-Income Countries: The Role of Financial Protection

Background As middle-income countries become more affluent, economically sophisticated and productive, health expenditure patterns are likely to change. Other socio-demographic and political changes that accompany rapid economic growth are also likely to influence health spending and financial protection.   Methods This study investigates the relationship between growth on per-capita healthcare...

the effect of using visual aids on the development of speech act of disagreement among iranian intermediate efl learners

abstract the present study tried to investigate the effect of visual aids (films) on the development of the speech act of disagreement among iranian efl intermediate learners. to this end, the researcher selected 40 homogeneous intermediate learners based on their scores on oxford placement test. .the subjects then divided into control group and experimental group. both classes were tested by ...

Growing apart: further analysis of income trends in the 1990s.

There has been debate in Australia about whether income inequality is increasing. Using annual income data, a range of studies suggested that income inequality increased in the 1980s. Using weekly income data, Harding found that income inequality had remained stable between 1982 and 1993–94, and between 1982 and 1996–97. However, it has since emerged that there may be major problems with the we...