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Producción académica en Economía de la Salud en Colombia, 1980-2002

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  • Karem Espinosa Echavarría
  • Jairo Humberto Restrepo Zea
  • Sandra Rodríguez Acosta

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Resumen: La Economía de la Salud, como área de aplicación de la teoría económica, ha tenido en el mundo un notable ascenso en las últimas décadas. En Colombia, si bien la producción académica es aún incipiente, se destaca que de los artículos en revistas nacionales y los trabajos de grado en varias facultades de economía, presentados durante 1980-2002, cerca del 80% fueron elaborados a partir de 1993, ano en el cual se reformó el sistema de salud. Esta producción, unida a las investigaciones realizadas principalmente por grupos y centros de investigación, se ha concentrado, según la clasificación de Alan Williams, en la evaluación del sistema como un todo y la planeación de presupuestos y mecanismos de monitoreo. En cambio, dentro de los temas que han recibido poca atención se encuentran el equilibrio de mercado, qué es la salud y cuál es su valor, y la evaluación microeconómica de tratamientos. Sobre estos temas deberán orientarse los esfuerzos hacia el futuro, siendo necesaria además la consolidación en el país de una comunidad académica en el área. / Abstract: Health Economics as an applied area of economic theory, has had in the world a remarkable growth in the last decades. In Colombia, although the academic production is still incipient, it can be outlined that from the papers in national journals and undergraduate and graduate research projects from several economics faculties, during 1980 and 2002, nearly 80% of them were elaborated beginning in 1993, year when the national health system was reformed. This production jointly with the investigations done mainly by groups and research center has been concentrated, according to Alan Williams’ classification, in the evaluation of the system as whole and planning, budgeting and monitoring mechanisms. In contrast, the subjects that have received the least attention are: market equilibrium, what is heath and what is its value, and microeconomics evaluation of treatment. On these subjects the efforts will have to be oriented toward the future, being necessary, also, the consolidation in the country of an academic community in the area.

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  • Karem Espinosa Echavarría & Jairo Humberto Restrepo Zea & Sandra Rodríguez Acosta, 2003. "Producción académica en Economía de la Salud en Colombia, 1980-2002," Borradores del CIE 3385, Universidad de Antioquia, CIE.
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    Economía de la Salud; indicadores bibliométricos; Colombia;
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    JEL classification:

    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines

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