We examine geographic and income-related inequalities in health and healthcare spending and the relationship between these two dimensions of inequality using administrative data from Hungary.

    Authors

    Daniel Prinz
    Dániel Prinz

    Research Associate World Bank

    Daniel is an economist at the World Bank. His research covers topics in public finance, including social insurance, taxation, and inequality.

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    Anikó Bíró

    Research Associate

    Anikó is a Research Associate at the IFS and a senior researcher at the Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies in Budapest.

    Book Chapter details

    ISBN
    1785-8062
    Publisher
    Centre for Economic and Regional Studies - Institute of Economics
    Pages
    4

    Suggested citation

    Bíró, A and Prinz, D. (2021). 'Labor income, health status, and healthcare spending' Online: Centre for Economic and Regional Studies - Institute of Economics, pp.108–112.

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