Arbeitspapier
A Theory of Socioeconomic Disparities in Health over the Life Cycle
Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered by the lack of a suffciently comprehensive theoretical framework to interpret empirical facts and to predict yet untested relations. We present a life-cycle model that incorporates multiple mechanisms explaining (jointly) a large part of the observed disparities in health by SES. In our model, lifestyle factors, working conditions, retirement, living conditions and curative care are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Our model predicts a widening and possibly a subsequent narrowing with age of the gradient in health by SES.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. 10-079/3
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
Health: General
Health Behavior
Labor and Demographic Economics: General
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- Thema
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socioeconomic status
education
health
demand for health
health capital
medical care
life cycle
age
labor
retirement
mortality
Sozialer Status
Bildung
Gesundheit
Gesundheitsversorgung
Sterblichkeit
Theorie
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Galama, Titus J.
van Kippersluis, Hans
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Tinbergen Institute
- (wo)
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Amsterdam and Rotterdam
- (wann)
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2010
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Galama, Titus J.
- van Kippersluis, Hans
- Tinbergen Institute
Entstanden
- 2010