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

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.

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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