The objective of this study consists in quantifying in money terms the potential reduction in usage of public health … care outlets associated to the tenure of double (public plus private) insurance. In order to address the problem, a … probabilistic model for visits to physicians is specified and estimated using data from the Catalonian Health Survey. Also, a model …

This paper studies the mechanism for the equity of payments for using the Colombian health system, defined as the … payment system are studied, as well as a particular case of a homogeneous population. Health services are grouped together …

In this paper we study the relationship between individual happiness and self reported health status, using the … Religion, Health and Young Emancipation ISSP survey for Uruguay in 2008. Probit estimates suggests that health status has the … matching methods. Results show that reporting a good health rises the probability of being happy between 18 an 29 percentage …

, based on the Latinobarómetro 2007 for Chile and Uruguay. The focus is put on self-reported health status as a key aspect in … and the region. Results show that the main relationship is between happiness and health status. Whether this is a causal … reporting a good health status increases the probability of being satisfied with life by between 13 and 17. According to …

generations. The paper is based on a specific survey about Health and Social Networks carried out by the Department of Economics …, reproductive health, habits and social networks. …

, based on the Latinobarometro 2004 for Argentina and Uruguay. The focus is put on self-reported health status as a key aspect … for each country and the region. Results show that the main relationship is between happiness and health status. Whether … methods, finding that reporting a good health status increases the probability of being satisfied with life by 31 and 46 …