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| Author: | Kotakorpi, K. Laamanen, J-P. |
| Title: | Welfare state and life satisfaction: Evidence from public health care |
| Journal: | Economica
2010 : JUL, VOL. 77:307, p. 565-583 |
| Index terms: | welfare state health service expenditure incomes |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the link between the welfare state and citizens' subjective wellbeing by using evidence from public health care services. By combining local-level data on public health care and individual-level data on life satisfaction, this study shows that relatively high expenditures in health care have a positive effect on individuals' life satisfaction. Some evidence for an "ends-against-the-middle" equilibrium in provision of public health care is found. In this equilibrium, middle-income individuals prefer higher public expenditure than low-income or high-income individuals. The results reveal also that the welfare benefit of public provision depends on individual political orientation. |
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