Revisiting the Income-Health Nexus: The Importance of Choosing the "Right" Indicator
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health inequality; concentration index; income measurement; SOEP;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
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