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Measurement of Health, the Sensitivity of the Concentration Index, and Reporting Heterogeneity
Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2009
Using representative survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) for 2006, we show that the magnitude of such health inequality measures as the concentration index (CI) depends crucially on the underlying health measure. The highest degree of inequality is found when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600855
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Measurement of Health, the Sensitivity of the Concentration Index, and Reporting Heterogeneity
Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
Using representative survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) for 2006, we show that the magnitude of such health inequality measures as the concentration index (CI) depends crucially on the underlying health measure. The highest degree of inequality is found when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018707
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Why Is the World Getting Older? The Influence of Happiness on Mortality
Guven, Cahit; Saloumidis, Rudolph - 2009
happiness levels around the world suggesting that happiness might be one of the causes behind the decline in mortality. We … investigate the relationship between happiness and mortality using the German Socio-Economic Panel. We consider doctor visits … ill people in decreasing mortality than for those who are not chronically ill. The positive influence of happiness on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600842
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Why Is the World Getting Older?: The Influence of Happiness on Mortality
Guven, Cahit; Saloumidis, Rudolph - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
happiness levels around the world suggesting that happiness might be one of the causes behind the decline in mortality. We … investigate the relationship between happiness and mortality using the German Socio-Economic Panel. We consider doctor visits … ill people in decreasing mortality than for those who are not chronically ill. The positive influence of happiness on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017448
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Revisiting the Income-Health Nexus: The Importance of Choosing the "Right" Indicator
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Frick, Joachim R. - 2010
We show that the choice of the welfare measure has a substantial impact on the degree of welfare-related health inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration indices. The influence of the welfare measure is more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600917
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Revisiting the Income-Health Nexus: The Importance of Choosing the "Right" Indicator
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Frick, Joachim R. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2010
We show that the choice of the welfare measure has a substantial impact on the degree of welfare-related health inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration indices. The influence of the welfare measure is more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008583479
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Life expectancy and parental education in Germany
Huebener, Mathias - 2019
This study analyses the relationship between life expectancy and parental education. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study and survival analysis models, we show that maternal education is related to children's life expectancy - even after controlling for children's own level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011985358
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Spillover Effects of Maternal Education on Child's Health and Schooling
Kemptner, Daniel; Marcus, Jan - 2011
This is the first study investigating the causal effect of maternal education on child's health and schooling outcomes in Germany. We apply an instrumental variables approach that has not yet been used in the intergenerational context. For that purpose, we draw on a rich German panel data set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601017
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal equivalence scales for West Germany based on subjective data on life satisfaction: Paper presented at the fifth meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ) Bari (Italy), 22th - 24th July 2013
Faik, Jürgen - 2013
The present study calculates variable, cross-sectional as well as longitudinal equivalence scales on the basis of the German 1984-2010 Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) database for West Germany. It follows the individual variant for calculating subjective equivalence scales using life satisfaction as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332020
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Income inequality and poverty in front of and during the economic crisis: An empirical investigation for Germany 2002 - 2010
Falk, Jürgen - 2012
Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), both income inequality and poverty are considered for Germany in front of and during the economic crisis 2008-2010. This comprises binary logistic regressions where it is tested whether a person is belonging to a certain income region or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286914