objective grip strength measure, we provide evidence of the presence of income-related reporting heterogeneity in generic health … 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 dichotomized subjective health measures like health satisfaction or self …

objective grip strength measure, we provide evidence of the presence of income-related reporting heterogeneity in generic health … 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 dichotomized subjective health measures like health satisfaction or self …

The paper surveys the economics literature on equity in health care financing and delivery. The focus is, for the most … discussion of the concept and definition of equity. The empirical sections cover the literature on equity in health care … financing (progressivity and horizontal equity of health care financing arrangements), equity in health care delivery …

disparities in income, employment, homeownership, education, access to credit, and retirement savings - all factors that … other sources, this paper presents seven economic facts about the racial wealth gap in the U.S. We present data on racial … between Black households and White households. While none of the economic factors listed fully explains the racial wealth gap …

Well-being consists of many dimensions such as income, health and education. A society exhibits greater dependence …

inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration … objective health measures. -- Health inequality ; concentration index ; income measurement ; SOEP …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 …We show that the choice of the welfare measure has a substantial impact on the degree of welfare-related health … indices. The influence of the welfare measure is more pronounced when using subjective health measures than when using …

considered as rich in a multidimensional setting. We use this framework to analyze the role of wealth, health and education, in … addition to income, as dimensions of multidimensional well-being in Germany. Our analysis shows that more than half of the … driven by health and to a lesser extent by wealth. -- Affluence ; multidimensional measurement ; mobility ; elites …

German SOEP micro data. Besides income as traditional indicator for material well-being, we include health as a proxy for … distribution of income has become more concentrated at the top, the concentration at the top of the multidimensional well …-being distribution has decreased over time. Moreover, health as well as life satisfaction contribute quite substantially to …

considered as rich in a multidimensional setting. We use this framework to analyze the role of wealth, health and education, in … addition to income, as dimensions of multidimensional well-being in Germany. Our analysis shows that more than half of the … driven by health and to a lesser extent by wealth …