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individual-based microdata from the GSOEP for 2006, we confirm that this relationship exists for Germany as well. More …
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market. In Germany's Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) system, the replacement level for periods of sickness of up to six …
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treatment at health spas. In Germany, the Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) covers both forms of therapy if administered in …
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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...
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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...
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