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ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2019

The Great Recession, financial strain and self-assessed health in Ireland.

Gintare Mazeikaite, Cathal O'Donoghue, Denisa M Sologon

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Article in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  5. Studying Healthcare Affordability during an Economic Recession: The Case of Greece.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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Gintare MazeikaiteLuxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. gintare.mazeikaite@liser.lu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7878-8518
Cathal O'DonoghueNational University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Denisa M SologonLuxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this paper, we study the effects of the 2008 economic crisis on general health in one of the most severely affected EU economies-Ireland. We examine the relationship between compositional changes in demographic and socio-economic factors, such as education, income, and financial strain, and changes in the prevalence of poor self-assessed health over a 5-year period (2008-2013). We apply a generalised Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition approach for non-linear regression models proposed by Fairlie (1999, 2005). Results show that the increased financial strain explained the largest part of the increase in poor health in the Irish population and different sub-groups. Changes in the economic activity status and population structure also had a significant positive effect. The expansion of education had a significant negative effect, preventing further increases in poor health. Wealthier and better educated individuals experienced larger relative increases in poor health, which led to reduced socio-economic health inequalities.

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Health StatusAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEconomic RecessionFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansIncomeIrelandMaleMarital StatusMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalPovertyDecompositionEconomic crisisEU-SILCPopulation healthSocio-economic factors

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