Effects of macroeconomic conditions on health in Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Jacinto, Paulo de Andrade
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Tejada, César Augusto Oviedo, Sousa, Tanara Rosângela Vieira de
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
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Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32771
Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and health in Brazil. METHODS: The analysis of the impact of employment and income on mortality in Brazil was based on panel data from Brazilian states between 1981 and 2002. Mortality rates obtained from the national mortality database was used as a proxy for health status, whereas the variables employment, income, and illiteracy rates were used as proxies for macroeconomic and socioeconomic conditions. Static and dynamic models were applied for the analysis of two hypotheses: a) there is a positive relationship between mortality rates and income and employment, as suggested by Ruhm; b) there is a negative relationship between mortality rates and income and employment, as suggested by Brenner. RESULTS: There was found a negative relationship between mortality rates (proxy for health) and macroeconomic conditions (measured by employment rate). The estimates indicated that the overall mortality rate was higher during economic recession, suggesting that as macroeconomic conditions improved, increasing employment rates, there was a decrease in the mortality rate. The estimate for the relationship between illiteracy (proxy for education level) and mortality rate showed that higher levels of education can improve health. CONCLUSIONS: The results from the static and dynamic models support Brenner's hypothesis that there is a negative relationship between mortality rates and macroeconomic conditions.
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spelling Effects of macroeconomic conditions on health in Brazil Efectos de las condiciones macroeconómicas sobre la salud en Brasil Efeitos das condições macroeconômicas sobre a saúde no Brasil EmpregoRendaEscolaridadeMortalidadeIndicadores EconômicosFatores SocioeconômicosEmpleoRentaEscolaridadMortalidadIndicadores EconómicosFactores SocioeconómicosEmploymentIncomeEducational StatusMortalityEconomic IndexesSocioeconomic Factors OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and health in Brazil. METHODS: The analysis of the impact of employment and income on mortality in Brazil was based on panel data from Brazilian states between 1981 and 2002. Mortality rates obtained from the national mortality database was used as a proxy for health status, whereas the variables employment, income, and illiteracy rates were used as proxies for macroeconomic and socioeconomic conditions. Static and dynamic models were applied for the analysis of two hypotheses: a) there is a positive relationship between mortality rates and income and employment, as suggested by Ruhm; b) there is a negative relationship between mortality rates and income and employment, as suggested by Brenner. RESULTS: There was found a negative relationship between mortality rates (proxy for health) and macroeconomic conditions (measured by employment rate). The estimates indicated that the overall mortality rate was higher during economic recession, suggesting that as macroeconomic conditions improved, increasing employment rates, there was a decrease in the mortality rate. The estimate for the relationship between illiteracy (proxy for education level) and mortality rate showed that higher levels of education can improve health. CONCLUSIONS: The results from the static and dynamic models support Brenner's hypothesis that there is a negative relationship between mortality rates and macroeconomic conditions. OBJETIVO: Analizar la relación entre condiciones macroeconómicas y salud en Brasil. MÉTODOS: Para analizar el impacto del empleo y la renta sobre la mortalidad, se utilizó un panel de datos para Brasil en el nivel estatal para el período de 1981-2002. Como proxy para salud, fueron utilizadas las informaciones sobre la tasa de mortalidad, obtenidas del Sistema de Informaciones sobre Mortalidad (SIM). Para las condiciones macroeconómicas, fueron empleadas las variables empleo y renta promedio y para los aspectos socioeconómicos, se consideró la tasa de analfabetismo. Los efectos de las variables fueron estimados por modelos estático y dinámico afín de analizar dos hipótesis: 1) la hipótesis de Ruhm, que sugiere que elevadas tasas de empleo y de renta están asociadas con mayor tasa de mortalidad y 2) la hipótesis de Brenner, que indica que elevadas tasas de empleo y de renta están relacionadas a menores tasas de mortalidad. RESULTADOS: La relación entre la tasa de mortalidad (proxy utilizada para la salud) con las condiciones macroeconómicas (medida por medio de la tasa de empleo) se mostró negativa. Las estimaciones indicaron que la tasa de mortalidad total fue mayor en los períodos de recesión económica, sugiriendo que en la medida en que las condiciones macroeconómicas mejoran, aumentando el nivel de empleo de la economía, ocurrió una caída en la tasa de mortalidad. La estimación para la relación entre la tasa de analfabetismo (proxy utilizada para el nivel educacional) y la tasa de mortalidad mostró que mayores niveles de escolaridad tienen una mejoría de la salud. CONCLUSIONES: Los resultados encontrados a partir del modelo estático y dinámico para la relación entre la tasa de mortalidad y las condiciones macroeconómicas favorecen la aceptación de la hipótesis de Brenner, en que elevadas tasas de empleo están relacionadas con menores tasas de mortalidad. OBJETIVO: Analisar a relação entre condições macroeconômicas e saúde no Brasil. MÉTODOS: Para analisar o impacto do emprego e a renda sobre a mortalidade, utilizou-se um painel de dados para o Brasil em nível estadual para o período de 1981-2002. Como proxy para saúde, foram utilizadas as informações sobre a taxa de mortalidade obtidas do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM). Para as condições macroeconômicas, foram empregadas as variáveis emprego e renda média e para os aspectos socioeconômicos, considerou-se a taxa de analfabetismo. Os efeitos das variáveis foram estimados por modelos estático e dinâmico a fim de analisar duas hipóteses: 1) a hipótese de Ruhm, que sugere que elevadas taxas de emprego e de renda estão associadas com maior taxa de mortalidade e 2) a hipótese de Brenner, que indica que elevadas taxas de emprego e de renda estão relacionadas a menores taxas de mortalidade. RESULTADOS: A relação entre a taxa de mortalidade (proxy utilizada para a saúde) com as condições macroeconômicas (mensurada por meio da taxa de emprego) se mostrou negativa. As estimativas indicaram que a taxa de mortalidade total foi maior nos períodos de recessão econômica, sugerindo que à medida que as condições macroeconômicas melhoram, aumentando o nível de emprego na economia, ocorreu uma queda na taxa de mortalidade. A estimativa para a relação entre a taxa de analfabetismo (proxy utilizada para o nível educacional) e a taxa de mortalidade mostrou o papel que maiores níveis de escolaridade têm na melhora da saúde. CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados encontrados a partir do modelo estático e dinâmico para a relação entre a taxa de mortalidade e as condições macroeconômicas favorecem a aceitação da hipótese de Brenner, em que elevadas taxas de emprego estão relacionadas a menores taxas de mortalidade. Universidade de São Paulo. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of macroeconomic conditions on health in Brazil
Efectos de las condiciones macroeconómicas sobre la salud en Brasil
Efeitos das condições macroeconômicas sobre a saúde no Brasil
title Effects of macroeconomic conditions on health in Brazil
spellingShingle Effects of macroeconomic conditions on health in Brazil
Jacinto, Paulo de Andrade
Emprego
Renda
Escolaridade
Mortalidade
Indicadores Econômicos
Fatores Socioeconômicos
Empleo
Renta
Escolaridad
Mortalidad
Indicadores Económicos
Factores Socioeconómicos
Employment
Income
Educational Status
Mortality
Economic Indexes
Socioeconomic Factors
title_short Effects of macroeconomic conditions on health in Brazil
title_full Effects of macroeconomic conditions on health in Brazil
title_fullStr Effects of macroeconomic conditions on health in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Effects of macroeconomic conditions on health in Brazil
title_sort Effects of macroeconomic conditions on health in Brazil
author Jacinto, Paulo de Andrade
author_facet Jacinto, Paulo de Andrade
Tejada, César Augusto Oviedo
Sousa, Tanara Rosângela Vieira de
author_role author
author2 Tejada, César Augusto Oviedo
Sousa, Tanara Rosângela Vieira de
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Jacinto, Paulo de Andrade
Tejada, César Augusto Oviedo
Sousa, Tanara Rosângela Vieira de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Emprego
Renda
Escolaridade
Mortalidade
Indicadores Econômicos
Fatores Socioeconômicos
Empleo
Renta
Escolaridad
Mortalidad
Indicadores Económicos
Factores Socioeconómicos
Employment
Income
Educational Status
Mortality
Economic Indexes
Socioeconomic Factors
topic Emprego
Renda
Escolaridade
Mortalidade
Indicadores Econômicos
Fatores Socioeconômicos
Empleo
Renta
Escolaridad
Mortalidad
Indicadores Económicos
Factores Socioeconómicos
Employment
Income
Educational Status
Mortality
Economic Indexes
Socioeconomic Factors
description OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and health in Brazil. METHODS: The analysis of the impact of employment and income on mortality in Brazil was based on panel data from Brazilian states between 1981 and 2002. Mortality rates obtained from the national mortality database was used as a proxy for health status, whereas the variables employment, income, and illiteracy rates were used as proxies for macroeconomic and socioeconomic conditions. Static and dynamic models were applied for the analysis of two hypotheses: a) there is a positive relationship between mortality rates and income and employment, as suggested by Ruhm; b) there is a negative relationship between mortality rates and income and employment, as suggested by Brenner. RESULTS: There was found a negative relationship between mortality rates (proxy for health) and macroeconomic conditions (measured by employment rate). The estimates indicated that the overall mortality rate was higher during economic recession, suggesting that as macroeconomic conditions improved, increasing employment rates, there was a decrease in the mortality rate. The estimate for the relationship between illiteracy (proxy for education level) and mortality rate showed that higher levels of education can improve health. CONCLUSIONS: The results from the static and dynamic models support Brenner's hypothesis that there is a negative relationship between mortality rates and macroeconomic conditions.
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