The presentation examines the relationship between mortality, income and relative deprivation. It uses South African Data from five October Household Surveys to test the micro-level implications of Deaton's (2001) model of relative deprivation. It finds that relative deprivation gives a better account of mortality than does income, but the fit is improved further in more flexible specifications which include both income and relative deprivation.

Nisreen Salti is an Assistant Professor in Economics. She is interested in economic development and health. She holds a PhD in Economics from Princeton University and a Master in Public Affairs with concentration on Economic Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University