A Theory of Socio-economic Disparities in Health over the Life Cycle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9710311 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T J Galama (0000-0002-1036-396X, Southern California University for Professional Studies, corresponding author), Hans Van Kippersluis (0000-0003-3297-5059, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tinbergen Institute and Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 129 |
| Issue | 617 |
| Pages | 338-374 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecoj.12577 |
| PMID | 30905971 |
| OpenAlex | W3122449444 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 130 |
Motivated by the observation that medical care explains only a relatively small part of the SES-health gradient, we present a life-cycle model that incorporates several additional behaviours that potentially explain (jointly) a large part of observed disparities. As a result, the model provides not only a conceptual framework for the SES-health gradient but more generally an improved framework for the production of health. We derive novel predictions from the theory by performing comparative dynamic analyses. More generally, our comparative dynamic method can be applied to models of similar form, e.g., human capital, health deficits, firm investment, to name a few
Conceptual framework · Conceptual model · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health equity · Human capital · Investment (military · Political science · Public economics · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes
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| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |