Accounting for the effect of health on cross-state income inequality in India

We perform development accounting in accordance with Weil (2005, 2007) in a cross-state analysis of India. Results of similar magnitude are found, demonstrating that health can account for 1% to 18% of income differences depending on the health measure.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Sperling, Lena Lindbjerg ; Kjøller-Hansen, Anders Oskar
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 115.2012, 2, p. 252-255
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Development economics \| Poverty \| Health \| Inequality \| India

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	E29 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment. Other ; i15 ; I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty ; O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development ; O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration ; O53 - Asia including Middle East
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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