| Journal: | Economía y sociedad (Morelia, Mich.) |
| Database: | CLASE |
| System number: | 000429827 |
| ISSN: | 1870-414X |
| Authors: | Bonilla Zarrazaga, Miguel Angel1 Lara Alvarez, Jorge2 |
| Institutions: | 1University of Michigan, "Gerald R. Ford" School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Estados Unidos de América 2Fideicomisos Instituidos en Relación con la Agricultura, México, Distrito Federal. México |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Season: | Ene-Jun |
| Number: | 32 |
| Pages: | 41-52 |
| Country: | México |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Aplicado |
| English abstract | This paper shows that, in Mexico, the decision of attending to a private health facility versus a public one is mainly determined by the time of transportation. In our study, we analyzed data from the National Survey of Health and Nutrition (2012) in Mexico to estimate the likelihood of attending to a private clinic using a Linear Probability Model. Another remarkable finding is that consultation cost is not a determinant factor due the low economic cost of receiving medical attention by private doctors in pharmacies. Our results also suggest that a health reform should focus on improving the physical availability (proximity) of public health care centers |
| Disciplines: | Economía |
| Keyword: | Economía del transporte, Economía de servicios, Econometría, Salud, Sistemas de salud, Servicios públicos, Sector privado, Clínicas, Modelos econométricos, Transporte, México |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
