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Financial epidemiology: Linking financialization to population health.
| Title: | Financial epidemiology: Linking financialization to population health. |
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| Authors: | Bruch JD; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: Jbruch@bsd.uchicago.edu., Thurston C; Department of Political Science, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. |
| Source: | Social science & medicine (1982) [Soc Sci Med] 2026 Mar; Vol. 392, pp. 118930. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 07. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Pergamon Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8303205 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-5347 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02779536 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Soc Sci Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon, c1982- |
| MeSH Terms: | Public Health*/economics , Population Health* , Capitalism*, Humans |
| Abstract: | Financialization represents a pivotal transformation in modern capitalism. We argue that public health scholars and practitioners must attend to financialization - recognizing that financial institutions, markets, and motives have amassed significant power over large swaths of social and economic life and have the potential to transform population health. We begin by providing an overview of the financial industry and financialization. We then describe the channels through which financialization may impact health outcomes. We conclude by calling for a new disciplinary approach focused on critically examining the role of finance in shaping population health, which we refer to as financial epidemiology. We assert that financial epidemiology invites a new and uncharted line of inquiry addressing some of the most pressing issues in this era of financialization. (Copyright © 2026 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260111 Date Completed: 20260626 Latest Revision: 20260626 |
| Update Code: | 20260626 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.118930 |
| PMID: | 41520648 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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