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Mortality and the business cycle: Evidence from individual and aggregated data
van den Berg, Gerard J.; Gerdtham, Ulf-G.; von Hinke … - 2017
There has been much interest recently in the relationship between economic conditions and mortality, with some studies showing that mortality is pro-cyclical, while others find the opposite. Some suggest that the aggregation level of analysis (e.g. individual vs. regional) matters. We use both...
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Why a positive link between age and income-related health inequality?
Nordin, Martin; Gerdtham, Ulf-G. - 2010
income, and the probable mechanism is health affecting the labour supply of the individual. In addition the study report that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208557
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Productivity or discrimination? An economic analysis of excess-weight penalty in the Swedish labor market
Dackehag, Margareta; Gerdtham, Ulf-G.; Nordin, Martin - 2011
, distinguishing between the productivity and the discrimination hypotheses. We analyze employment, income, and sickness absence … significant employment penalty. Both genders experience a significant income penalty for obesity. We conclude that the penalties …
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Explaining socioeconomic inequalities in drug utilization for Sweden 2005-2006: Evidence from linked survey and register data
Nordin, Martin; Dackehag, Margareta; Gerdtham, Ulf-G. - 2011
analyze the socioeconomic gradient in drug utilization. It finds a significant education gradient (but no income gradient) in …
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Do Socioeconomic Factors Really Explain Income-Related Inequalities in Health? Applying a Twin Design to Standard Decomposition Analysis
Gerdtham, Ulf-G.; Lundborg, Petter; Lyttkens, Carl Hampus; … - 2012
severely upward biased due to underlying confounders, exaggerating the contribution of income and education to health …
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