Abstract
We develop a method for comparing levels and trends in inequality in mortality in the United States and France between 1990 and 2010 in a similar framework. The comparison shows that while income inequality has increased in both the United States and France, inequality in mortality in France remained remarkably low and stable. In the United States, inequality in mortality increased for older groups (especially women) while it decreased for children and young adults. These patterns highlight the fact that despite the strong cross-sectional relationship between income and health, there is no necessary connection between changes in income inequality and changes in health inequality.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 197-231 |
Number of pages | 35 |
Journal | Journal of Population Economics |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Funding
We thank the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University for supporting this research and CépiDc for providing the data used in the analysis. Josselin Thuilliez benefited from a research fellowship at Princeton University and a Fulbright fellowship (2016–2017). We are also thankful to Magali Barbieri, Pierre-Yves Geoffard, Jean-Paul Moatti, and two anonymous referees for useful comments.
Keywords
- France
- Health inequality
- Income
- Inequality
- Mortality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Demography
- Economics and Econometrics