Measuring socio-economic inequality in illhealth using permanent income

Tom Van Ourti

Working Papers from University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics

Abstract: In Belgium, income-related inequality in ill-health seems to favour the rich, meaning that the rich are generally in better health than the poor are. Restricting the analysis to subsamples of the Belgian population, slightly modifies the conclusion, i.e. there is no income-related inequality in ill-health among the 65+. Since it is not clear whether the absence in inequality stems from the limited variation in the income of the 65+ (because of welfare benefits) or whether it truly reflects reality, I did the analysis over again using estimates of permanent income instead of income. It turned out that inequality among the 65+ remained very limited indeed, yet robustness checks pointed to the fragility of the results.

Keywords: Inequality; Ill-health; Permanent income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 I19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
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