An age-cohort decomposition applied to panel data identifies how the mean, overall inequality and income …-related inequality of self-assessed health evolve over the life cycle and differ across generations in 11 EU countries. There is a … older generations indicating that Europe has experienced a reduction in overall health inequality over time. Although there …

inequality, which in turn limits the usefulness of such decompositions for policy purposes. …

inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration …

applied to quantify the contributions from socio-demographic factors to inequality in immunization coverage. The results …

method to unravel the contributions of income growth, income inequality and differential income mobility across socio … Conditions (SILC) for the period 2004-2012. We find a modest rise in health inequality by income in Spain in the five years of … age may reduce health inequality in the short run after an economic recession. …

An age-cohort decomposition applied to panel data identifies how the mean, overall inequality and income …-related inequality of self-assessed health evolve over the life cycle and differ across generations in 11 EU countries. There is a … older generations indicating that Europe has experienced a reduction in overall health inequality over time. Although there …

-dependent inequality indices have recently been debated in this journal. This paper adds to this debate by stressing the importance of the … the usefulness of several rank-dependent inequality indices under varying circumstances. …