In contrast with previous studies on university drop-out, which have tried to explain it only acc... more In contrast with previous studies on university drop-out, which have tried to explain it only according to some of the features that theoretically have been proposed, this article analyzes the student’s drop-out problem in the University of Antioquia incorporating jointly individual, academical, socioeconomical and institutional factors as the problem’s main determinants. The results obtained with the application of duration models and, specifically, the comparison between proportional hazard models with and without unobserved heterogeneity; seem to provide evidence on the joint importance of these four aspects
Las causas y consecuencias socio-economicas del abandono estudiantil universitario han sido ampli... more Las causas y consecuencias socio-economicas del abandono estudiantil universitario han sido ampliamente estudiadas en la literatura academica nacional e internacional y, aunque muchas aproximaciones conceptuales han surgido para explicar por que un estudiante abandona sus estudios a lo largo de su ciclo academico Spady (1970), Tinto (1975), Bean (1980), Cabrera et al. (1993), Pascarella (1980) y Cornwell (2002), no se dispone de aproximaciones empiricas que permitan su correcta clasificacion y prediccion, lo que dificulta, entre otras, la utilizacion eficiente de los recursos destinados para la permanencia de los mismos. Este planteamiento permite reconocer que la medicion y prediccion del riesgo de abandono es fundamental para la toma de decisiones y un insumo necesario en la evaluacion de impacto de las politicas institucionales implementadas. Asi, y con el objetivo de desarrollar una metodologia que cumpla con tal proposito, en este trabajo se estudian los determinantes del aband...
En este trabajo se presenta una breve descripción de las condiciones de salud de Colombia y una d... more En este trabajo se presenta una breve descripción de las condiciones de salud de Colombia y una descripción detallada del sistema colombiano de salud. Esta última incluye una descripción de su estructura y cobertura, sus fuentes de financiamiento, el gasto en salud, los recursos con los que cuenta, quién vigila y evalúa al sector salud y qué herramientas de participación tienen los usuarios. Dentro de las innovaciones más recientes del sistema se incluyen las modificaciones al Plan Obligatorio de Salud y a los montos de la unidad de pago por capitación, la integración vertical entre empresas promotoras de salud y las instituciones prestadoras de servicios, así como el establecimiento de nuevas fuentes de recursos para lograr la universalidad e igualar los planes de beneficios entre los distintos regímenes.<br>This document briefly describes the health conditions of the Colombian population and, in more detail, the characteristics of the Colombian health system. The description...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
This paper presented a new approach to the calculation of quality-adjusted life years (QALY) base... more This paper presented a new approach to the calculation of quality-adjusted life years (QALY) based on multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods and using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire. The health status utility values were calculated through a hybrid methodology. We combined the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), the AHP with a D-number extended fuzzy preference relation (D-AHP), the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (F-AHP), and the technique for order preference by similarity to the ideal solution (TOPSIS) to obtain individual and aggregated utility values. The preference data were elicited using a sample of individuals from a Colombian university. In all tested methods, the ordinal preferences were consistent, and the weights were compared using the Euclidean distance criterion (EDC). We identified F-AHP-TOPSIS as the optimal method; its benefits were associated with modeling the response options of the EQ-5D in linguistic terms, it gave the best approximation to the initial prefe...
Based on a dynamic specification of the AIDS model arisen from cointegration techniques, this res... more Based on a dynamic specification of the AIDS model arisen from cointegration techniques, this research estimated the elasticity of the intra-molecular, brand and generic demand for three tracer conditions: essential hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia both in the non-profit and private Colombian market. The estimate of the intra-molecular demand elasticity allows us to conclude that both brand-name and generic drugs are inelastic to price changes, they are luxury goods according to expenditure elasticity and intra-molecular replacement seems to exist due to the elasticity of substitution.
This document briefly describes the health conditions of the Colombian population and, in more de... more This document briefly describes the health conditions of the Colombian population and, in more detail, the characteristics of the Colombian health system. The description of the system includes its structure and coverage; financing sources; expenditure in health; physical material and human resources available; monitoring and evaluation procedures; and mechanisms through which the population participates in the evaluation of the system. Salient among the most recent innovations implemented in the Colombian health system are the modification of the Compulsory Health Plan and the capitation payment unit, the vertical integration of the health promotion enterprises and the institutions in charge of the provision of services and the mobilization of additional resources to meet the objectives of universal coverage and the homologation of health benefits among health regimes.
In contrast with previous studies on university drop-out, which have tried to explain it only acc... more In contrast with previous studies on university drop-out, which have tried to explain it only according to some of the features that theoretically have been proposed, this article analyzes the student’s drop-out problem in the University of Antioquia incorporating jointly individual, academical, socioeconomical and institutional factors as the problem’s main determinants. The results obtained with the application of duration models and, specifically, the comparison between proportional hazard models with and without unobserved heterogeneity; seem to provide evidence on the joint importance of these four aspects
Las causas y consecuencias socio-economicas del abandono estudiantil universitario han sido ampli... more Las causas y consecuencias socio-economicas del abandono estudiantil universitario han sido ampliamente estudiadas en la literatura academica nacional e internacional y, aunque muchas aproximaciones conceptuales han surgido para explicar por que un estudiante abandona sus estudios a lo largo de su ciclo academico Spady (1970), Tinto (1975), Bean (1980), Cabrera et al. (1993), Pascarella (1980) y Cornwell (2002), no se dispone de aproximaciones empiricas que permitan su correcta clasificacion y prediccion, lo que dificulta, entre otras, la utilizacion eficiente de los recursos destinados para la permanencia de los mismos. Este planteamiento permite reconocer que la medicion y prediccion del riesgo de abandono es fundamental para la toma de decisiones y un insumo necesario en la evaluacion de impacto de las politicas institucionales implementadas. Asi, y con el objetivo de desarrollar una metodologia que cumpla con tal proposito, en este trabajo se estudian los determinantes del aband...
En este trabajo se presenta una breve descripción de las condiciones de salud de Colombia y una d... more En este trabajo se presenta una breve descripción de las condiciones de salud de Colombia y una descripción detallada del sistema colombiano de salud. Esta última incluye una descripción de su estructura y cobertura, sus fuentes de financiamiento, el gasto en salud, los recursos con los que cuenta, quién vigila y evalúa al sector salud y qué herramientas de participación tienen los usuarios. Dentro de las innovaciones más recientes del sistema se incluyen las modificaciones al Plan Obligatorio de Salud y a los montos de la unidad de pago por capitación, la integración vertical entre empresas promotoras de salud y las instituciones prestadoras de servicios, así como el establecimiento de nuevas fuentes de recursos para lograr la universalidad e igualar los planes de beneficios entre los distintos regímenes.<br>This document briefly describes the health conditions of the Colombian population and, in more detail, the characteristics of the Colombian health system. The description...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
This paper presented a new approach to the calculation of quality-adjusted life years (QALY) base... more This paper presented a new approach to the calculation of quality-adjusted life years (QALY) based on multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods and using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire. The health status utility values were calculated through a hybrid methodology. We combined the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), the AHP with a D-number extended fuzzy preference relation (D-AHP), the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (F-AHP), and the technique for order preference by similarity to the ideal solution (TOPSIS) to obtain individual and aggregated utility values. The preference data were elicited using a sample of individuals from a Colombian university. In all tested methods, the ordinal preferences were consistent, and the weights were compared using the Euclidean distance criterion (EDC). We identified F-AHP-TOPSIS as the optimal method; its benefits were associated with modeling the response options of the EQ-5D in linguistic terms, it gave the best approximation to the initial prefe...
Based on a dynamic specification of the AIDS model arisen from cointegration techniques, this res... more Based on a dynamic specification of the AIDS model arisen from cointegration techniques, this research estimated the elasticity of the intra-molecular, brand and generic demand for three tracer conditions: essential hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia both in the non-profit and private Colombian market. The estimate of the intra-molecular demand elasticity allows us to conclude that both brand-name and generic drugs are inelastic to price changes, they are luxury goods according to expenditure elasticity and intra-molecular replacement seems to exist due to the elasticity of substitution.
This document briefly describes the health conditions of the Colombian population and, in more de... more This document briefly describes the health conditions of the Colombian population and, in more detail, the characteristics of the Colombian health system. The description of the system includes its structure and coverage; financing sources; expenditure in health; physical material and human resources available; monitoring and evaluation procedures; and mechanisms through which the population participates in the evaluation of the system. Salient among the most recent innovations implemented in the Colombian health system are the modification of the Compulsory Health Plan and the capitation payment unit, the vertical integration of the health promotion enterprises and the institutions in charge of the provision of services and the mobilization of additional resources to meet the objectives of universal coverage and the homologation of health benefits among health regimes.
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