Ljungvall, Åsa; Gerdtham, Ulf-G - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Ekonomihögskolan - 2009
Using longitudinal data over a 17 year period for a Swedish cohort aged 20-68 in 1980/81, this study analyses income-related inequalities in obesity. By use of the concentration index and decomposition techniques we answer the following questions: 1) Does obesity inequality favour or disfavour...