juan-rafael vargas
Universidad de Costa Rica, Escuela de Economia, Faculty Member
Promoting universal financial protection: a policy analysis of universal health coverage in Costa Rica (1940–2000)
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En este estudio investigamos la relacion entre desempleo y las principales causas de muerte en las regiones de Costa Rica para el periodo 2000 a 2013, utilizando datos de panel obtenidos por el Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos.... more
En este estudio investigamos la relacion entre desempleo y las principales causas de muerte en las regiones de Costa Rica para el periodo 2000 a 2013, utilizando datos de panel obtenidos por el Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos. Despues de controlar el efecto de algunas variables que pueden afectar el estado de salud, encontramos que la tasa de desempleo en general no tiene efectos sobre estas causas con dos excepciones: homicidios y VIH-SIDA. En estos dos casos hallamos que la mortalidad por estas causas resulta ser contraciclica. En particular, encontramos que un aumento de 1 punto porcentual en la tasa de desempleo genera un aumento de 1,02 puntos porcentuales en la tasa de homicidios y de 0,25 en la de VIH-SIDA. Estos resultados concuerdan con la escasa literatura regional al respecto, y se espera con ellos, incentivar el estudio de este tema.
OBJECTIVE Compare patterns of catastrophic health expenditures in 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. MATERIAL AND METHODS Prevalence of catastrophic expenses was estimated uniformly at the household level using household... more
OBJECTIVE Compare patterns of catastrophic health expenditures in 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. MATERIAL AND METHODS Prevalence of catastrophic expenses was estimated uniformly at the household level using household surveys. Two types of prevalence indicators were used based on out-of-pocket health expense: a) relative to an international poverty line, and b) relative to the household's ability to pay net of their food basket. Ratios of catastrophic expenditures were estimated across subgroups defined by economic and social variables. RESULTS The percent of households with catastrophic health expenditures ranged from 1 to 25% in the twelve countries. In general, rural residence, lowest quintile of income, presence of older adults, and lack of health insurance in the household are associated with higher propensity of catastrophic health expenditures. However, there is vast heterogeneity by country. CONCLUSIONS Cross national studies may serve to examine how hea...
Research Interests: Geography, Poverty, Food, Developing Countries, Health, and 15 moreMedicine, Latin America, Humans, Child, International health policy and financing in developing countrie, Income, Caribbean region, Health Expenditures, Adult, Public health systems and services research, Risk Factors, Insurance Coverage, Family Characteristics, Health Care Surveys, and Latin Americans
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In 1981 Costa Rica was the first Latin American country to suspend its foreign debt servicing.1 While many of the issues that caused concern during the 1980s are no longer relevant, the debt crisis continues to affect the macroeconomic... more
In 1981 Costa Rica was the first Latin American country to suspend its foreign debt servicing.1 While many of the issues that caused concern during the 1980s are no longer relevant, the debt crisis continues to affect the macroeconomic situation of many Third World countries. In 1991 there was considerable concern when the Costa Rica UNDP Index for Human Development (IHD) dropped two places from 42. Although six western hemisphere countries were ranked above Costa Rica — Canada, USA, Uruguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Chile — countries such as Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Qatar and Cuba were all ranked lower. In 1989, Costa Ricans enjoyed a life expectancy of 74.9 years, a literacy rate of 92.8 per cent and an annual per capita income of US$1780.
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Tesis (Ph. D. Economics) University of Pennsylvania. Copia xerox.
OBJECTIVE: Compare patterns of catastrophic health expenditures in 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prevalence of catastrophic expenses was estimated uniformly at the household level using household... more
OBJECTIVE: Compare patterns of catastrophic health expenditures in 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prevalence of catastrophic expenses was estimated uniformly at the household level using household surveys. Two ...
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SIDALC - Servicio de Informacion y Documentacion Agropecuaria de las Americas.
Objetivo: identificar el porcentaje de hogares cuyos desembolsos por concepto del gasto de bolsillo pueden llegar a constituirse en una catástrofe financiera (30 o 40%del ingreso familiar). Métodos: se utiliza el módulo de Equidad y... more
Objetivo: identificar el porcentaje de hogares cuyos desembolsos por concepto del gasto de bolsillo pueden llegar a constituirse en una catástrofe financiera (30 o 40%del ingreso familiar). Métodos: se utiliza el módulo de Equidad y Protección Financiera del software ADePT, del Grupo de Investigación y Desarrollo del Banco Mundial, así como una serie de rutinas programables que replican la metodología de análisis del gasto catastrófico del estudio desarrollado por Knaul, Wong, y Arreola-Ornelas (2012). Resultados: la incidencia de gasto catastrófico se incrementó levemente al pasar de un 0.6 % de los hogares en el año 2004 a un 0.8 % en el 2013. Conclusiones: la incidencia del gasto catastrófico en salud de los hogares costarricenses no representa un problema para el sistema de salud costarricense, pero es un aspecto que debe focalizarse a sus características estructurales.