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标题：Health opportunities in Colombia
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作者：Andrés Felipe Rivera Triviño
期刊名称：Lecturas de Economía
印刷版ISSN：2323-0622
出版年度：2017
期号：87
页码：125-164
DOI：10.17533/udea.le.n87a05
语种：English
出版社：Universidad de Antioquia
摘要：According to the theory of equality of opportunity, inequality in final outcomes (e.g., monetary income) is mainly caused by two broad characteristics: circumstances and individual effort. Individuals have no control on the former but on the latter. Inequalities in final outcomes caused by circumstances are considered unfair, while those generated by effort are not. In this paper, we calculate the level of unjust inequality in health in Colombia. A preliminary conclusion is that Colombia presents evidence of inequality of opportunities in health, which explains between 30% and 40% of total inequality in self-reported health status. Considering only observable circumstances, mother’s health, household structure through childhood, and gender are individual characteristics that have considerable influence on this type of inequality.
关键词：health;equality of opportunity;circumstances;individual effort;Colombia;salud;igualdad de oportunidades;circunstancias;esfuerzo individual;Colombia