The impact of social policies on health inequalities in Europe

Jutz, Regina

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URL:	https://madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/51145
URN:	urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-511458
Dokumenttyp:	Dissertation
Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Ort der Veröffentlichung:	Mannheim
Hochschule:	Universität Mannheim
Gutachter:	Wolf, Christof
Datum der mündl. Prüfung:	15 Juli 2019
Sprache der Veröffentlichung:	Englisch
Einrichtung:	Außerfakultäre Einrichtungen > Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften (GESIS)
Fachgebiet:	300 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
Freie Schlagwörter (Englisch):	social policy , health inequalities , Europe , welfare regimes , cluster analysis , social expenditures , 2-step approach , minimum income protection , social assistance , multilevel analysis
Abstract:	Despite the progress made in population health, there are still large differences in health between countries and within countries for different socioeconomic groups. This dissertation examines the impact of social policy on socioeconomic inequalities in health in Europe. Data from the European Social Survey, the European Values Study 2008 and several data sources for macro level indicators are used to examine whether social policy moderates the relationship between socioeconomic status and health. In three chapters, social policy is operationalised according to the regime approach, the expenditure approach and the institutional approach. While social policy—irrespective of its operationalisation—has a positive effect on population health, results regarding the impact of social policy on socioeconomic health inequalities are inconsistent.
Übersetzter Titel:	Auswirkungen der Sozialpolitik auf Gesundheitsungleichheiten in Europa (Deutsch)