Measuring socioeconomic inequality in health, health care and health financing by means of rank-dependent indices: A recipe for good practice

[Display omitted] ► We explore the properties of rank-dependent inequality indices. ► The measurement scale of the health variable turns out to be of crucial importance. ► For bounded health variables, absolute and relative inequality need to be redefined. ► We develop a matrix that provides guideli...

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Published in:Journal of health economics 2011-07, Vol.30 (4), p.685-694
Main Authors: Erreygers, Guido, Van Ourti, Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to health care
Concentration index
Curtains
Debates
Economics
Financing
funding
Gesundheit
Guidelines
Health
Health care
Health disparities
Health economics
Health expenditure
Health inequalities
Health inequality
Health inequality Socioeconomic inequality Concentration index
Health policy
Health services
Health Status Disparities
Health Status Indicators
Healthcare Disparities - economics
Hoisting
Humans
Indexes
Inequalities
Inequality
Konzentrationsrate
Lifting
Measurement
Measurement techniques
Medical decision making
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Socioeconomic Factors
Socioeconomic inequality
socioeconomic status
Socioeconomics
Soziale Lage
Soziale Ungleichheit
Studies
Usefulness
Wohlfahrtsökonomik
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