Do income gradients in unhealthy behaviours explain patterns of health inequalities?
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Keywords
inequalities in life style factors; unhealthy behaviours; obesity; alcohol consumption; smoking; reporting bias; cross-country analysis;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
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