Socioeconomic inequalities in health: a comparative analysis using the European Community Household Panel
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This paper contributes to the literature on income-related inequalities in health across European Union Member States. The European Community Household Panel Users’ Database (ECHP-UDB) is used for this analysis. Two binary measures of health limitations are used for the full 8 waves in the ECHP-UDB. Concentration indices and mobility indices are derived for these indicators of severe limitation and any limitation, following the study by Jones and López (2004). Results suggest the existence of “pro-rich” inequality in health across Member States in both the shortterm and the long-term, with health limitations concentrated among those individuals with lower incomes in the society. JEL codes D63 I12
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