Wintersemester 24/25
Vorlesung
Inequality in Health (Vorlesung)
- Lecturer:
- Prof. Martin Karlsson, Ph.D.
- Contact:
- Term:
- Winter Semester 2024/2025
- Cycle:
- Wintersemester
- Time:
- Tu 10-12h
- Room:
- WST-A.08.1
- Start:
- 09.10.2024
- End:
- 29.01.2025
- Language:
- English
- Moodle:
- Lecture in Moodle
- LSF:
- Lecture in LSF
- Linked Lectures:
Description:
The association of health and social status is widely recognized. As this phenomenon is often regarded as being undesirable from a normative point of view, the evaluation of its causes and effects has a high relevance from a policy perspective.
Covered Topics:
• Measurement, Decomposition and Quantitative Analysis of Inequality
• Poverty and Health
• Income Inequality and Health
• The Emergence of a Social Gradient in Health
• Distributive Justice and Health
For further information please contact Nikolaos Prodromidis.
Room: WST-A.08.1
Learning Targets:
Students taking this course will
• become familiar with quantitative measurement and decomposition methods for analysing health and income inequality.
• learn about health inequalities related to socioeconomic status, poverty, and economic development, and how these vary over time and across countries.
• deepen their theoretical understanding of these relationships.
• acquire knowledge of prevalent empirical research designs for analysing health inequality, including practical experience in their application.
• develop a comprehensive understanding of the policy implications of empirical studies on health inequality, and their broader impact on the economy and society.
Literature:
Examples for relevant literature:
• Almond, D.; Currie, J.; Duque, V. (2018). Childhood Circumstances and Adult Outcomes: Act II.Journal of Economic Literature, 56(4), 1360–1446
• Dalgaard, C.-J, L.; Strulik, H. (2011). Optimal Aging and Death: Understanding the Preston Curve.SSRN Electronic Journal 12: 672-701.
• Galama, T., Lleras-Muney, A., & Kippersluis, H. (2018). The Effect of Education on Health and Mortality: A Review of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Evidence. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance.
Methods of Assessment:
Exam
Formalities:
Final written exam on the teaching materials covered in lectures and tutorials (usually 60-90 min).
Mentoring
Hier geht es zum Mentoring des GÖMIK-Masters.