Titus Galama
| Date of PhD defense: | 27 June 2011 |
| Title of thesis: | A Theory of Socioeconomic Disparities in Health |
| ISBN: | 978 90 5668 283 5 |
| Promotor: | Prof.dr. Arthur van Soest
Prof.dr. Arie Kapteyn |
Abstract:
Detailed understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the substantial socioeconomic disparities in health is necessary to design policies effective in reducing those disparities. This requires a unifying theory of socioeconomic status and health, which is currently absent. This thesis in economics aims to develop, in several steps, a theoretical framework of disparities in health by socioeconomic status over the life cycle, using economic principles and founded in health capital theory. The first part of this thesis addresses several serious technical issues with life-cycle models of health, medical care, and socioeconomic status. The second part presents the theoretical framework.
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