ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2015
Health inequalities in the European Union: an empirical analysis of the dynamics of regional differences.
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- Mortality convergence in the enlarged European Union: a systematic literature review.European journal of public health · 2020Pooled it
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- The Short-Term Effects of European Integration on Mortality Convergence: A Case Study of European Union's 2004 Enlargement.European journal of population = Revue europeenne de demographie · 2021Article
- Austerity, healthcare provision, and health outcomes in Spain.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2020Article
- Financial crisis and income-related inequalities in the universal provision of a public service: the case of healthcare in Spain.International journal for equity in health · 2017Article
- Influence maternal background has on children's mental health.International journal for equity in health · 2017Article
- Economic crisis and health inequalities: evidence from the European Union.International journal for equity in health · 2016Article
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Abstract
In a panel setting, we analyse the speed of (beta) convergence of (cause-specific) mortality and life expectancy at birth in EU countries between 1995 and 2009. Our contribution is threefold. First, in contrast to earlier literature, we allow the convergence rate to vary, and thereby uncover significant differences in the speed of convergence across time and regions. Second, we control for spatial correlations across regions. Third, we estimate convergence among regions, rather than countries, and thereby highlight noteworthy variations within a country. Although we find (beta) convergence on average, we also identify significant differences in the catching-up process across both time and regions. Moreover, we use the coefficient of variation to measure the dynamics of dispersion levels of mortality and life expectancy (sigma convergence) and, surprisingly, find no reduction, on average, in dispersion levels. Consequently, if the reduction of dispersion is the ultimate measure of convergence, then, to the best of our knowledge, our study is the first that shows a lack of convergence in health across EU regions.
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