%0 Journal Article
%T Relaci¨®n entre esperanza de vida e ingreso. Un an¨¢lisis para Am¨¦rica Latina y el Caribe
%A Temporelli
%A Karina
%A Viego
%A Valentina
%J Lecturas de Econom¨ªa
%D 2011
%I Universidad de Antioquia
%X this paper aims to determine the incidence of general living conditions on average longevity for latin america and caribbean countries during the period 1970-2005, based on panel data econometrics. the results suggest a positive but decreasing effect of income on life expectancy and a positive impact of workers' education on the population's average longevity. these findings indicate that to induce a permanent increase in life expectancy resources assigned to the health care system should be complemented with improvements in social infrastructure and habitat.
%K life expectancy
%K living conditions
%K health
%K income.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0120-25962011000100003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en