Paper #1603

Títol:

Collateral damages of the great crisis in Spain. A longitudinal health study

Autors:

M. Sáez, J. Vidiella-Martin i Guillem López i Casasnovas

Data:

Març 2018

Resum:

We evaluate the impact of the double-dip Spanish recession (2008–2014) on self-rated health. We analyse four waves of the Bank of Spain’s Survey of Household Finances (2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014) and document significant differences in the probability of reporting poor self-rated health depending on age and gender. Even after adjusting for socio-economic factors, we still find remarkable inequalities among the demographic groups. Given our results, we discuss the link between financial wealth and self-rated health and how policy-makers could address health inequalities that arise from adverse economic and financial shocks

Paraules clau:

health, inequality, wealth, Great Recession, Spain

Àrea de Recerca:

Economia Laboral, Pública, de Desenvolupament i de la Salut

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