An economic framework for analysing the social determinants of health and health inequalities

David Epstein, Dolores Jimenez-Rubio, Peter C Smith and Marc Suhrcke
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Dolores Jimenez-Rubio: University of Granada. Spain
Peter C Smith: Centre for Health Economics, University of York, UK
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Dolores Jiménez Rubio

No 052cherp, Working Papers from Centre for Health Economics, University of York

Abstract: Reducing health inequalities is an important part of health policy in most countries. This paper discusses from an economic perspective how government policy can influence health inequalities, particularly focusing on the outcome of performance targets in England, and the role of sectors of the economy outside the health service – the ‘social determinants’ of health - in delivering these targets.

Pages: 68 pages
Date: 2009-10
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