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Exchange rate pass-through into consumer healthcare prices in Colombia

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  • Sergio Iván Prada
  • Julio C. Alonso
  • Julián Fernández

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Resumen: Se mide el efecto transmisión de la tasa de cambio al índice de precios al consumidor de los bienes y servicios de salud haciendo uso de un modelo FAVAR. Los resultados obtenidos proveen evidencia de un efecto incompleto y heterogéneo. No se encuentra un efecto transmisión a los sectores de servicios y seguros, sin embargo, se encuentra dicho efecto en medicinas y bienes, que tienen implicaciones para el gasto de bolsillo. Lo anterior indica que el sistema de salud colombiano protege a los consumidores de la volatilidad de la tasa de cambio, pero necesita políticas orientadas a sectores no cubiertos. ***** Abstract: O efeito da transmissao da taxa de cambio sobre o índice de precos ao consumidor de bens e servicos de saúde é medido usando um modelo FAVAR. Os resultados obtidos fornecem evidencias de um efeito incompleto e heterogeneo. Nao se encontra nenhum efeito de transmissao para os setores de servicos e de seguros; no entanto, esse efeito é encontrado em medicamentos e bens, que tem implicacoes para as despesas extras. Isso indica que o sistema de saúde colombiano protege os consumidores da volatilidade da taxa de cambio, mas precisa de políticas orientadas para os setores nao cobertos.

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  • Sergio Iván Prada & Julio C. Alonso & Julián Fernández, 2019. "Exchange rate pass-through into consumer healthcare prices in Colombia," Revista Cuadernos de Economia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID, vol. 38(77), pages 523-550, July.
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    Keywords

    Healthcare; pass-through; exchange rate; FAVAR; inflation; salud; tasa de cambio; inflación;
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    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E37 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange

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