measurement of inequality and in tax policy simulation analysesm such as calculation of optimal taxes, the usual approach is to …

methods for making health inequality comparisons. Findings suggest significant differences in health inequality measurement … wealth. However, health status is generally measured as a categorical variable expressing a qualitative order. Traditional … independent. We argue that the way status is conceptualized has important theoretical implications for measurement as well as for …

measurement. A short conceptual background, a step-by-step procedure and a simple numerical example illustrate how to calculate …

commodities that are detrimental to health and the environment. Specifically, this paper examines if a tax increase leads to a … how sin taxation changes long-term consumer behavior regarding commodities which are deemed harmful for both health and …

overconsumption of food and analysis of the economic policy reforms designed to improve health. <p> Paper [I] estimates a hedonic … for food characteristics associated with health. A trade-off exists between health and taste. For instance, sugar, salt … implicit price for sugar is negative, consumers value health over its taste. Our results are the marginal implicit price for …

particularly relevant for health products in developing countries where both informational campaigns and price subsidies are common …

's modeling of health insurance coverage under a tax credit and examining the sensitivity of the results to changes in the model … family for private health insurance would reduce the number of uninsured individuals by between 17.5 and 28 percent and … effects of health insurance tax credits and suggest that progress on the issue of tax credits for health insurance will …