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Browsing Economics Working Papers & Policy Papers, September 2011 -- present by Author "Madden, David (David Patrick)"

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Methods for studying dominance and inequality in population health

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2012-02)

This paper reviews methods for studying dominance and inequality in health economics. It concentrates on “pure inequality” as opposed to inequality which is related to income or some other measure of household resources. ...
The Poverty Effects of a “Fat-Tax” in Ireland

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2013-03)

To combat growing levels of obesity, health related taxes have been suggested with taxes on foods high in fat or sugar. Such taxes have been criticised on the basis of their regressivity and potentially adverse impact ...
The relationship between low birthweight and socioeconomic status in Ireland

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2012-04)

There is now fairly substantial evidence of a socioeconomic gradient in low birthweight for developed countries. The standard summary statistic for this gradient is the concentration index. Using data from the recently ...
Self-reported and measured BMI in Ireland: should we adjust the obesity thresholds?

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2013-02)

Using the nationally representative Slan dataset of 2007 we analyse the relationship between self-reported and measured BMI. We find that self-reported BMI significantly underestimates obesity rates and suggest that the ...
The Socioeconomic Determinants of Mental Stress in Ireland

Madden, David (David Patrick) (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2012-08)

This paper reviews Irish evidence on the link between socioeconomic factors and various measures of mental stress and well-being. The paper reviews both cross-section and time-series studies and finds that of all ...