Estimating the causal effects of income on health: how researchers' definitions of "income" matter

• Main Authors: Erik Igelström (Author), Daniel Kopasker (Author), Peter Craig (Author), Jim Lewsey (Author), Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is a well-established cross-sectional association between income and health, but estimates of the causal effects of income vary substantially. Different definitions of income may lead to substantially different empirical results, yet research is often framed as investigatin...