ResumenAl analizar lo ocurrido en los últimos diez años en el sector salud en Chile, se evidencian tanto avances, como problemas persistentes y otros emergentes. Ciertamente al iniciar la década pasada existían importantes deficiencias de infraestructura y equipamiento en la red asistencial...

The paper explores the relationship between the distribution of wealth and income, the institutional environment and the growth rate of an economy. A formal model is developed in which the members of society determine, through a political process, the extent of property rights protection...

A formal model of the Chilean dual health system is presented, which, for appropriate parameters, replicates the observed age segmentation of the population between the private insurance market and the public health insurance. The model is used to compare the level of welfare obtained in the...