On a Tendency in Health Economics to Dwell on Income Inequality and Underestimate Social Stress
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- Stark, Oded, 2023. "On a tendency in health economics to dwell on income inequality and underestimate social stress," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 49(C).
- Stark, Oded, 2023. "On a tendency in health economics to dwell on income inequality and underestimate social stress," Discussion Papers 334203, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
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Keywords
social stress; Gini coefficient; income inequality; public health policy; social welfare;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
- Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy
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