LSE Health is pleased to invite you to a timely and thought-provoking webinar titled "Unhealthy Divides? Perspectives on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health."
Social inequalities in health are deep-rooted, persistent, and profoundly consequential. From differences in life expectancy to unequal access to care and preventative services, the health outcomes of individuals are strongly shaped by their socio-economic status, geographic location, race, gender, and other social determinants. While decades of research have documented these disparities, many questions remain. What are the fundamental drivers of health inequalities? How do these disparities evolve over an individual’s life course? How are they influenced - or exacerbated - by social policies, economic conditions, or political institutions? And how can we effectively measure progress in reducing them? In this webinar, an interdisciplinary panel of experts will explore these pressing questions, offering fresh perspectives and presenting the latest research from the fields of economics, demography, and political science. Together, they will examine the complex interplay between social structures and health outcomes and discuss potential pathways toward a more equitable health landscape. Join us for an engaging discussion that promises to deepen understanding and spark new ideas for research, policy, and practice.
Meet our speakers, chair and moderator
Maarten Lindeboom is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics at VU University Amsterdam and the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, Melbourne Australia. He is also a member of the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy. He is a research fellow of the Tinbergen Institute, IZA and a member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities.
Julia Lynch is Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research concerns the politics of inequality and social policy in comparative perspective, mainly in Europe and North America.
Jennifer Beam Dowd is Professor of Demography and Population Health at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science and Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford. Her research investigates how social and biological processes interact over the life course to impact health and mortality. She is currently researching the causes of stalling life expectancy in the US and UK.
Joan Costa-Font is Professor of Health Economics at the LSE, where he is one of the coordinators of the Ageing@LSE group. He is a faculty associate of LSE Health and the International Inequalities Institute, where he leads the Ageing and Health Incentives Lab (AHIL) and co-leads the perceptions of inequality program respectively. He is affiliated with the two major global economics research networks, namely IZA, and CESifo.
Emilie Courtin is Assistant Professor of Health Policy at the LSE. She co-directs the MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing (HPPF) programme. Her research combines social epidemiology and social policy to assess how non-medical policies influence health, disease and health care use.
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