We present a comprehensive analysis of ex ante inequality of opportunity (IOp) in health among Chinese adults aged 60 … for between 3.75% and 29.57% of total health inequality in old age across the range of biomarkers. Shapley … China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) linked with the 2014 CHARLS Life History Survey. We use a range of …

Using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), this study analyses changes in bodyweight (BMI and waist … analysed reflects an increase in obesity inequality, this inequality growth subsides in the second decade. Nevertheless, over … the entire 20-year period, obesity inequality increases significantly, especially among females, younger age groups, rural …

This paper examines the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and how the … and 2015 with its Life History Survey in 2014 to quantify health inequality due to childhood circumstances for which they … Shapley value decomposition approach, we first show that childhood circumstances may explain 1-23 percent of health inequality …

We present a comprehensive analysis of ex ante inequality of opportunity (IOp) in health among Chinese adults aged 60 … for between 3.75% and 29.57% of total health inequality in old age across the range of biomarkers. Shapley … China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) linked with the 2014 CHARLS Life History Survey. We use a range of …

find that health disparities in China relate to rising income inequality and in particular to the adverse health and income …During the last decades, China has experienced double-digit economic growth rates and rising inequality. This paper … implements a new decomposition on the China Health and Nutrition Panel Survey (1991-2006) to examine the extent to which changes …

, which may in turn be caused by the inequality of opportunity in education and health. In this paper, we find that there is a … existence of intergenerational health inequality in China. The correlation is persistent with different health measures and …-Oaxaca decomposition further indicates that 15% to 27% of the rural-urban inequality of child health is attributable to the endowed …

, which may in turn be caused by the inequality of opportunity in education and health. In this paper, we find that there is a … existence of intergenerational health inequality in China. The correlation is robust to various model specifications, including … health is attributable to the endowed inequality from their parents' health. An important policy implication of our study is …

-level income inequality. Although poor health and high inequality are key features of many developing countries, most of the … inverted-U association between self-reported health status and income inequality, which suggests that high inequality in a … community poses threats to health. We also find that high inequality increases the probability of health-compromising behavior …

disparities in China relate to rising income inequality and in particular to the adverse health and income experience of older (wo …This discussion led to a publication in the 'Journal of Health Economics', 2013, 32, 6, 1214–1229.<P> During the last … decades, China has experienced double-digit economic growth rates and rising inequality. This paper implements a new …

The introduction of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme in rural China is one of the largest health care reforms in the …