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Intergenerational health mobility: an empirical approach based on the ECHP
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Abstract Despite the importance of the study of health mobility, few attempts have been made to measure intergenerational mobility not only in the European Union but also in other countries such as United States. This paper is focused on the study of intergenerational health mobility using data from the Euro... view more
Despite the importance of the study of health mobility, few attempts have been made to measure intergenerational mobility not only in the European Union but also in other countries such as United States. This paper is focused on the study of intergenerational health mobility using data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP). In particular, the relationships between self-assessed health of parents and their sons are analysed. The evidence obtained suggests that, in Spain, sons’ reported health depends significantly on the self-assessed health of their fathers.... view less
Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Health Policy
Free Keywords
Intergenerational health mobility; health inequalities; ECHP
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 451-458
Journal
Applied Economics, 41 (2009) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840701367523
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)