The Effect of Relative Standing on Self-Perceived Health among Europeans Aged 50 or Older

dc.contributor.author	Berggren, Andrea
dc.contributor.author	Nyström, Sofia
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-13T14:54:33Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-13T14:54:33Z
dc.date.issued	2015-07-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2077/39955
dc.description.abstract	In order to identify determinants of health among individuals older than 50 years, we use panel data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) year 2011/2012 and 2014 to estimate the e ect of relative standing on self-reported health. Relative standing is de ned as the di erence between an individual's net worth and the median net worth in his or her reference group. Using panel data enables us to control for unobserved individual heterogeneity which mitigates potential endogeneity issues. The results suggest that the e ect of relative standing with respect to net worth is signi cant and robust across di erent speci cations.	sv
dc.language.iso	eng	sv
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Master Degree Project	sv
dc.relation.ispartofseries	2015-60	sv
dc.title	The Effect of Relative Standing on Self-Perceived Health among Europeans Aged 50 or Older	sv
dc.type	Text
dc.setspec.uppsok	SocialBehaviourLaw
dc.type.uppsok	H2
dc.contributor.department	University of Gothenburg/Graduate School	eng
dc.contributor.department	Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School	swe
dc.type.degree	Master 2-years