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Title: Health Improvements Impact Income Inequality

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100385

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Abstract: This paper investigates whether and to what extent long-run trends in population health affected income inequality in the United States over the period 1960–2000. To isolate exogenous variation in health over time, the analysis exploits the sharp decline in cardiovascular disease mortality across states that originated from medical advances in the treatment and prevention of these diseases after 1960. The results demonstrate that health improvements contributed to rising income inequality through mechanisms related to education.

Url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100385

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Authors: Kotschy, Rainer

Periodical (Full): The Journal of the Economics of Ageing

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Volume: 22

Pages: 100385

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Aging and Retirement, Education, Health

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