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Provincial Health Inequalities in Spain Since 1860

In: Research in Economic History, volume 38

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  • Gregori Galofré-Vilà
  • María Gómez León

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Using annual mortality rates at the provincial level for men and women, we construct a Gini index to estimate changes in regional health inequalities since 1860 in Spain. We find a long steady decline in health inequality across provinces from 1860 until today, interrupted by World War I and the Spanish Civil War. Over the 40 years of Franco's rule, health inequality stopped its downward trend and rose. Today, regional differences across provinces are at their lowest historical levels.

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  • Gregori Galofré-Vilà & María Gómez León, 2025. "Provincial Health Inequalities in Spain Since 1860," Research in Economic History, in: Research in Economic History, volume 38, volume 38, pages 1-25, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:rehizz:s0363-326820250000038001
    DOI: 10.1108/S0363-326820250000038001
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    Keywords

    Health; mortality; regional; Gini; inequality; Spain; J11; N23; N24; N93; N94;
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    JEL classification:

    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • N23 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • N24 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: 1913-
    • N93 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • N94 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Europe: 1913-

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