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Efecto del desempleo sobre las principales causas de mortalidad en Costa Rica, 2000-2013

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  • Marcos Castillo Bastos

    (Universidad de Costa Rica)

  • Fernanda Chacón Mata

    (Universidad de Costa Rica)

  • Juan Rafael Vargas

    (Universidad de Costa Rica)

  • Yanira Xirinachs-Salazar

    (Universidad de Costa Rica)

  • Stefanny Quesada Navarro

    (Universidad de Costa Rica)

  • Anchía Peña

    (Universidad de Costa Rica)

Abstract

En este estudio investigamos la relación entre desempleo y las principales causas de muerte en las regiones de Costa Rica para el período 2000 a 2013, utilizando datos de panel obtenidos por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. Después 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 contracíclica. 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.

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  • Marcos Castillo Bastos & Fernanda Chacón Mata & Juan Rafael Vargas & Yanira Xirinachs-Salazar & Stefanny Quesada Navarro & Anchía Peña, 2016. "Efecto del desempleo sobre las principales causas de mortalidad en Costa Rica, 2000-2013," Working Papers 201601, Universidad de Costa Rica, revised May 2016.
    • Handle: RePEc:fcr:wpaper:201601
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