Ignacio Amate-Fortes
Biographic Data
| ID | 307556 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ignacio Amate-Fortes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ignacio |
| FAMILY NAME | Amate-Fortes |
| SIGNATURE | AMATE-FORTES I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Almería |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0209-6731 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Wealth and Weight
This study analyses the evolution of body mass index (BMI) as income increases across the population, controlling for age, sex, educational level, marital status and some lifestyle habits. To this end, a quantile regression, an econometric technique that readjusts the weights of the variables in each quantile to minimize deviations, has been carried out, where the variable that orders the sample is income. We use 316,777 observations from the Eur…
Income or educational attainment
Considered the epidemic of the 21st century by the WHO, obesity is a global problem that is on the rise and will continue to increase in the coming years. Spain and Andalusia, in particular, are no exception to this pathology, which has tripled since the 1970s, representing a public health challenge. The aim of this study is to analyse the socioeconomic determinants of this pathology, with special emphasis on answering the question of what has a …
The Role of Individual Income in Modulating the Impact of Health Determinants
This article analyses the self-perceived health of the population surveyed by the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS), with 316,277 observations. The main novelties of this research are: first, we use the econometric technique of quantile regression, which will allow us to distinguish the respondent’s income level. Second, the personal, social, lifestyle and macroeconomic context dimensions of the respondents are considered simultaneously as …
Income inequality and Covid-19 in the USA
This study aimed to analyze the effects of inequality in income distribution, gender, race and education on incidence and mortality rates of COVID-19 in the USA. For this purpose, a cross-sectional model was estimated for a sample of 2805 US counties. The results obtained allow us to conclude that inequality in all its aspects posed a risk factor for incidence rate and, particularly, for mortality from COVID-19. Other results obtained show that a…
Are European social spending policies effective in the fight against gender inequality
The aim of this paper is to analyse the factors that influence a greater or lesser decrease in gender inequality, paying special attention to the role of social policy. To this end, a measure of inequality in the distribution of income between men and women has been developed and a panel of data has been estimated for 33 European countries and a time period of 15 years. The results show that income inequality in general, as measured by the Gini i…
Analysis of the Law of Falling Rate of Profit
This work aims to analyse the existence or non-existence of a decreasing rate of profit in Europe and determine the factors influencing it according to the Marxist theory of profitability. To do so, a panel data model was estimated for seven European countries over more than 60 years (from 1960 to 2021, inclusive). The results obtained allow us to verify the tendency for profitability to fall, which could lead the capitalist system to fail
The Kuznets Curve Hypothesis Checked Out on Up-To-Date Observations in African Countries
The purpose of this article is to study empirically whether the Kuznets' curve hypothesis on inequality and development is present in the economies located in Africa, as well as whether there is a minimum income for this hypothesis to begin to be fulfilled. In order to study this question, a panel of data from 45 countries is available for the period 1975-2019, and these data are analysed through a graphical point of view and through an econometr…
Measuring inequality in income distribution between men and women
Inequality and development
Are there urban-rural gaps in Spaniards financial knowledge
World Analysis of the Determinants of the Inequality in Health. Is the Measurement of Inequality Important
This essay has a double aim. On the one hand, to identify what are the de- terminants in the inequality in health. On the other hand, to estimate to what extent the inequality indicator used is important. To do this, we use a cross-sec- tional model for 176 countries. The achieved results allow concluding that the choice of the inequality measurement is a key element in this type of studies. Also, inequality in income distribution, the weight of …
Crisis and Inequality in the European Union
The objective of this work is to analyse the factors that influence a greater or lesser inequality in income distribution in the 27 EU countries, paying particular attention to the effect that the economic crisis has had. For this purpose we have used panel data covering a period of 16 years (from 1996 to 2011, inclusive), and we have introduced additional variables over and above those normally used, such as the ideology of the governing party, …
Economic and Social Determinants of Human Development
Determinants of Child Health Inequalities in Developing Countries
On the Perpetuation of the Situation of Economic and Social Underdevelopment in Africa
Inequality and development
Economic and Social Determinants of Human Development
The Role of Individual Income in Modulating the Impact of Health Determinants
This article analyses the self-perceived health of the population surveyed by the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS), with 316,277 observations. The main novelties of this research are: first, we use the econometric technique of quantile regression, which will allow us to distinguish the respondent’s income level. Second, the personal, social, lifestyle and macroeconomic context dimensions of the respondents are considered simultaneously as …
World Analysis of the Determinants of the Inequality in Health. Is the Measurement of Inequality Important
This essay has a double aim. On the one hand, to identify what are the de- terminants in the inequality in health. On the other hand, to estimate to what extent the inequality indicator used is important. To do this, we use a cross-sec- tional model for 176 countries. The achieved results allow concluding that the choice of the inequality measurement is a key element in this type of studies. Also, inequality in income distribution, the weight of …
On the Perpetuation of the Situation of Economic and Social Underdevelopment in Africa
On the Perpetuation of the Situation of Economic and Social Underdevelopment in Africa
Determinants of Child Health Inequalities in Developing Countries
Crisis and Inequality in the European Union
The objective of this work is to analyse the factors that influence a greater or lesser inequality in income distribution in the 27 EU countries, paying particular attention to the effect that the economic crisis has had. For this purpose we have used panel data covering a period of 16 years (from 1996 to 2011, inclusive), and we have introduced additional variables over and above those normally used, such as the ideology of the governing party, …
Economic and Social Determinants of Human Development
Inequality and development
Are there urban-rural gaps in Spaniards financial knowledge
World Analysis of the Determinants of the Inequality in Health. Is the Measurement of Inequality Important
This essay has a double aim. On the one hand, to identify what are the de- terminants in the inequality in health. On the other hand, to estimate to what extent the inequality indicator used is important. To do this, we use a cross-sec- tional model for 176 countries. The achieved results allow concluding that the choice of the inequality measurement is a key element in this type of studies. Also, inequality in income distribution, the weight of …
Measuring inequality in income distribution between men and women
Analysis of the Law of Falling Rate of Profit
This work aims to analyse the existence or non-existence of a decreasing rate of profit in Europe and determine the factors influencing it according to the Marxist theory of profitability. To do so, a panel data model was estimated for seven European countries over more than 60 years (from 1960 to 2021, inclusive). The results obtained allow us to verify the tendency for profitability to fall, which could lead the capitalist system to fail
The Kuznets Curve Hypothesis Checked Out on Up-To-Date Observations in African Countries
The purpose of this article is to study empirically whether the Kuznets' curve hypothesis on inequality and development is present in the economies located in Africa, as well as whether there is a minimum income for this hypothesis to begin to be fulfilled. In order to study this question, a panel of data from 45 countries is available for the period 1975-2019, and these data are analysed through a graphical point of view and through an econometr…
Income inequality and Covid-19 in the USA
This study aimed to analyze the effects of inequality in income distribution, gender, race and education on incidence and mortality rates of COVID-19 in the USA. For this purpose, a cross-sectional model was estimated for a sample of 2805 US counties. The results obtained allow us to conclude that inequality in all its aspects posed a risk factor for incidence rate and, particularly, for mortality from COVID-19. Other results obtained show that a…
Are European social spending policies effective in the fight against gender inequality
The aim of this paper is to analyse the factors that influence a greater or lesser decrease in gender inequality, paying special attention to the role of social policy. To this end, a measure of inequality in the distribution of income between men and women has been developed and a panel of data has been estimated for 33 European countries and a time period of 15 years. The results show that income inequality in general, as measured by the Gini i…
Income or educational attainment
Considered the epidemic of the 21st century by the WHO, obesity is a global problem that is on the rise and will continue to increase in the coming years. Spain and Andalusia, in particular, are no exception to this pathology, which has tripled since the 1970s, representing a public health challenge. The aim of this study is to analyse the socioeconomic determinants of this pathology, with special emphasis on answering the question of what has a …
The Role of Individual Income in Modulating the Impact of Health Determinants
This article analyses the self-perceived health of the population surveyed by the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS), with 316,277 observations. The main novelties of this research are: first, we use the econometric technique of quantile regression, which will allow us to distinguish the respondent’s income level. Second, the personal, social, lifestyle and macroeconomic context dimensions of the respondents are considered simultaneously as …
Wealth and Weight
This study analyses the evolution of body mass index (BMI) as income increases across the population, controlling for age, sex, educational level, marital status and some lifestyle habits. To this end, a quantile regression, an econometric technique that readjusts the weights of the variables in each quantile to minimize deviations, has been carried out, where the variable that orders the sample is income. We use 316,777 observations from the Eur…
Economics (15 works) · Demographic economics (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (8 works) · Inequality (8 works) · Econometrics (6 works) · Panel data (6 works) · Economic inequality (5 works) · Medicine (5 works)