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SUMMARY:CMIST Afternoon Seminar: “Income inequality thesis” revisited
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DESCRIPTION:The focus of the presentation is the so called “income inequa
 lity thesis”\, i.e.\, the idea that living in countries with high income
  inequality is detrimental for health and well-being. The implication of
  this thesis is that by decreasing the level of inequalities in income\,
  societies would be more “successful”\, in other words\, their inhabitan
 ts would have better physical and mental health. Such straightforward so
 lution to improve population health is\, no doubt\, compelling and it pa
 rallels the concerns surrounding the increasing inequalities that took p
 lace in the high income countries. But is this the case? Can inequality 
 “get under the skin” and make people sick? Is this effect the same for e
 veryone? How does this work\, what are the mechanisms behind? And\, fina
 lly\, can individuals do something to protect themselves? These question
 s were at the basis of my doctoral research\, and in this presentation I
  will discuss results from two completed studies. In one study\, I evalu
 ated and tested some of the mechanisms that were proposed in the literat
 ure to explain the empirical relationship between higher inequality and 
 worse mental health. In the second study\, I developed and tested an add
 itional mechanism not previously presented in the literature\, i.e.\, a 
 path through the level of societal corruption. \n\nTea/coffee from 3.45.
   All welcome - no registration needed.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:2.07\, Humanities Bridgeford Street\, Manchester
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