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Income-related inequalities in health: some evidence from Korean panel data

Moon-Kee Kong, Hoe-Kyung Lee

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Using individual-level Korean panel data, it is shown that inequalities in health favour higher income groups. A close relationship is also found between health inequality and income inequality across time, supporting previous studies which used cross-sectional data.

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Using individual-level Korean panel data, it is shown that inequalities in health favour higher income groups. A close relationship is also found between health inequality and income inequality across time, supporting previous studies which used cross-sectional data.

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Using individual-level Korean panel data, it is shown that inequalities in health favour higher income groups. A close relationship is also found between health inequality and income inequality across time, supporting previous studies which used cross-sectional data.

Key concepts: Inequality, Panel data, Economic inequality, Demographic economics, Economics, Health equity, Income distribution, Econometrics

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