Measuring Socioeconomic Inequality in Health, Health Care and Health Financing by Means of Rank-Dependent Indices: A Recipe for Good Practice

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 10-076/3

33 Pages Posted: 5 Aug 2010

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Guido Erreygers

University of Antwerp

Tom Van Ourti

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR); Tinbergen Institute

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Date Written: August 2, 2010

Abstract

The tools to be used and other choices to be made when measuring socioeconomic inequalities with rank-dependent inequality indices have recently been debated in this journal. This paper adds to this debate by stressing the importance of the measurement scale, by providing formal proofs of several issues in the debate, and by lifting the curtain on the confusing debate between adherents of absolute versus relative health differences. We end this paper with a "matrix" that provides guidelines on the usefulness of several rank-dependent inequality indices under varying circumstances.

Keywords: Health inequality, Socioeconomic inequality, Concentration Index

JEL Classification: D63, I10

Suggested Citation

Erreygers, Guido and Van Ourti, Tom, Measuring Socioeconomic Inequality in Health, Health Care and Health Financing by Means of Rank-Dependent Indices: A Recipe for Good Practice (August 2, 2010). Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 10-076/3, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1653237 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1653237

Guido Erreygers (Contact Author)

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Tom Van Ourti

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