A Health ‘Kuznets’ Curve’? Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence on Concentration Indices

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ID8017679
AutoresJoan Costa-Font (0000-0001-7174-7919, London School of Economics and Political Science, autor correspondente), Cristina Hernandez-Quevedo (0000-0002-3499-6083, London School of Economics and Political Science), A Sato (0000-0003-3347-4205, London School of Economics and Political Science)
Ano2017
Volume136
Fascículo2
Páginas439-452
Data de publicação2017-01-10
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Indicators Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0303-8300 • E-ISSN: 1573-0921
EditoraSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11205-017-1558-8
PMID29563658
OpenAlexW2571374442
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas14
Referências citadas36

The distribution of income related health inequalities appears to exhibit changing patterns when both developing countries and developed countries are examined. This paper tests for the existence of a health Kuznets' curve; that is, an inverse U-shape pattern between economic developments (as measured by GDP per capita) and income-related health inequalities (as measured by concentration indices). We draw upon both cross sectional (the World Health Survey) and a long longitudinal (the European Community Household Panel survey) dataset. Our results suggest evidence of a health Kuznets' curve on per capita income. We find a polynomial association where inequalities decline when GDP per capita reaches a magnitude ranging between $26,000 and $38,700. That is, income-related health inequalities rise with GDP per capita, but tail off once a threshold level of economic development has been attained

Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economic inequality · Economics · Gini coefficient · Income distribution · Inequality · Kuznets Curve · Per capita · Per capita income · Population · Public health · Quality of Life Research · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Mathematics · Medicine