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type: thesis
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creators_name: Morkute, G.
title: Economic inequality and public health: evidence from 14 countries
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abstract: Objective: explore the associations between economic inequality and all- cause mortality and between economic inequality and external- cause mortality in 14 selected countries in 1985-2009. Methods: Cross- sectional time- series analysis (between, mixed and random effects models), checking the association between income inequality and mortality for mediation. Results: Income inequality is positively related to mortality in between effects models. In fixed and random effects models the association has no single direction. Generally, the effects of inequality are more often positive/ more strongly positive when control variables are included and also for males’ and external- cause mortality. Perceiving conflicts between the rich and poor meets the requirements for mediating variable only in between and random effects models. Conclusions: When countries are compared higher inequality is related to higher mortality but the increasing mortality in an individual country is not necessarily linked to higher mortality. Overall, the association is dubious.
date: 2012
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Kibele, E.U.B.
keywords_local: external causes of death
keywords_local: health inequalities
keywords_local: mortality
keywords_local: income distribution
keywords_local: economic inequality
keywords_local: public health
keywords_local: cross- sectional time- series analysis
language_iso: en
titleorder: Economic inequality and public health: evidence from 14 countries
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date_issued: 2012-01-01
citation:   Morkute, G.  (2012) Economic inequality and public health: evidence from 14 countries.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/2105/1/Master_thesis_Gintare_Morkute.pdf