Sick of inequality? : an introduction to the relationship between inequality and health

Andreas Bergh(Lund University and Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Sweden), Therese Nilsson (Lund University and Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Sweden), Daniel Waldenström (Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Sweden and Paris School of Economics, France)

1. Introduction -- 2. Measuring Health -- 3. Measuring Inequality -- 4. How Can Economic Inequality Influence Health? -- 5. Correlation Or Causality? Interpreting Scatter Plots And Regressions -- 6. The Ecological Fallacy: What Conclusions Can Be Made From Group Averages? -- 7. Income Inequality And Health: What Does The Literature Tell Us? -- 8. Searching For The Inequality Effect: What Tools Are Appropriate? -- 9. Conclusion.

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Bergh, Andreas ; Nilsson, Therese ; Waldenström, Daniel
Publisher:	Chaltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
Subject:	Gesundheit \| Health \| Einkommensverteilung \| Income distribution \| Soziale Ungleichheit \| Social inequality \| Welt \| World

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 161 Seiten)
Series:	Elgaronline Edward Elgar books Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
ISBN:	978-1-78536-421-1 ; 978-1-78536-420-4 ; 978-1-78536-422-8
Other identifiers:	10.4337/9781785364211 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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