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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