Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Jamshid Pajuyan ¹
• Vida Vaezi ²

¹ Professor, Faculty of Economics, Allameh Tababtabai University

² The Faculty of Economics and Management, Islamic Azad University Bushehr Branch

Abstract

This paper studies the reciprocal effects of the two important socioeconomic  
issues, i.e. inequality of income- health through definition of two indices of health
in 30 provinces of the country during 1982-2006. Evaluation of the model in the
framework of the said analytical and consolidated data is stable in Pool System and
fixed effects method. Although health depends on both factors of average income
and income inequality, but based on the investigations, the society health is more
influenced by income inequality.  Therefore, we can see more health in the society
with lower income inequality. The inter-provincial studies performed in various
income groups shows that the income inequality is more effective on health of
society in the provinces with high and low income.  
The general conclusions gained from social variables indicate that health
situation has positive correlation with education or training; health care and
number of insured and also health has strong negative correlation with income
inequality and finally weak positive correlation with income average.  

Keywords

• ealth
• Income Inequality
• Morality Index
• Death Reasons Index
• Income Average
• Distribution of Income
• Unit Root Test
• Fixed Effects
• Consolidated Data