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International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 33, Number 2, pp. 318-319
IJE vol.33 no.2 © International Epidemiological Association 2004; all rights reserved.

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Commentary: The contingencies of income inequality and health: reflections on the Canadian Experience

Nancy A Ross1 and John Lynch2

1 Department of Geography, McGill University, 805 Sherbrooke St West, Montreal QC, H3A 2K6, Canada. E-mail: nancy.ross{at}mcgill.ca
2 Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, 1214 South University, Ann Arbor, MI 48104–2548, USA. E-mail: jwlynch{at}umich.edu

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In this issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology, Amir Shmueli recounts several health and economic indicators for Israel between 1979 and 2000.1 On the health side of things, life expectancy at birth increased by more than 5 years for both men and women as infant mortality declined precipitously. On the economic side of things, absolute wealth (measured in 1995 dollars per capita) rose from about 36 000 IS in 1979 to more than 54 000 IS in 2000. Inequality in the distribution of income also rose during the period, however, there were only modest increases in post-transfer and disposable income inequality. The most obvious increases in income inequality were to be found in the increasing gap in earned income. In other . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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