The value of statistical life in the context of road safety: new evidence on the contingent valuation/standard gamble chained approach

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, vol. 63(2), pp. 203-228. (2021)

Autores: Fernando I. Sánchez Martínez, José María Abellán Perpiñán, Jorge E. Martínez Pérez y José Luis Pinto Prades.

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Abstract

This study estimates the value of statistical life (VSL) on a road traffic accident using the Contingent Valuation/Standard Gamble chained approach. A large representative sample (n = 2020) is used to calculate a VSL for use in the evaluation of road safety programmes in Spain. The paper also makes some methodological contributions, by providing new evidence about the consistency of the chained method.

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Economía del comportamiento para mejorar estilos de vida y reducir factores de riesgo

Gaceta Sanitaria, vol. 34(2), pp. 197-199 (2020)

Autores: José María Abellán y David Jimenez-Gómez

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Una parte importante de la morbimortalidad se debe a hábitos de vida y factores de riesgo modificables. Una estrategia prometedora para promover el cambio de tales factores pasa por la aplicación de intervenciones de salud pública basadas en la economía del comportamiento, rama del conocimiento que combina principios psicológicos y económicos

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Impacto de la Ley de Dependencia sobre el gasto autonómico en servicios sociales


Gaceta Sanitaria, vol. 34(1), pp. 21-25. (2020)

Autores: Jorge Eduardo Martínez Pérez, Fernando Ignacio Sánchez Martínez, José María Abellán Perpiñán.

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En este trabajo se cuestiona si el desarrollo del Sistema de Autonomía y Atención a la Dependencia (SAAD) contribuyó a incrementar el volumen de recursos del sistema público de servicios sociales (efecto desplazamiento) o, por el contrario, si dicho desarrollo se produjo a costa del resto de prestaciones de servicios sociales (efecto sustitución).

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An empirical characterization of high-risk drivers in Spain. The role of gender, age, marital status and education

Transportation Research Part F, vol. 66, pp. 430 – 444. (2019).

Autores: Eduardo Martínez Gabaldón, Jorge Eduardo Martínez Pérez, Ildefonso Méndez.

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Traffic accidents are both a major economic and public health problem worldwide. The authors use data from the May 2016 Spanish barometer (n = 1632) to analyse the characteristics of drivers who declare different types of risky driving behaviours. The authors’ estimates suggest that the likelihood of being a high-risk driver in Spain increases with educational attainment and decreases with age.

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Las perspectivas demográficas y el Sistema Sanitario

Revista Ekonomiaz, Nº. 96(2), pp. 124-139. (2019).

Autores: José María Abellán Perpiñán, Jorge Eduardo Martínez Pérez.

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La revisión efectuada del impacto que poseen los factores puramente demográficos en la evolu-ción del gasto sanitario público en España sugiere que su incidencia es limitada. La preponderan-cia otorgada históricamente a la edad cronológica como factor determinante del crecimiento del gasto se ve muy atenuada, en estudios más recientes, cuando se toma en consideración la proxi-midad a la muerte.

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Measuring Health Utility in Economics

Oxford Research Enciclopedias, 2019

Autores: José Luis Pinto-Prades, Arthur Attema, y Fernando Ignacio Sánchez Martínez

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Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) are one of the main health outcomes measures used to make health policy decisions. It is assumed that the objective of policymakers is to maximize QALYs. Since the QALY weighs life years according to their health-related quality of life, it is necessary to calculate those weights (also called utilities) in order to estimate the number of QALYs produced by a medical treatment.

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Estimating the impact of the Penalty Point System on road fatalities in Spain

Transport Policy, Nº 86, pp. 1 – 8. (2019).

Autores: Eduardo Martínez Gabaldón, Ildefonso Martínez Méndez, Jorge Eduardo Martínez Pérez.

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Traffic accidents are a major public health concern since they are the leading cause of death for those aged 15–29 years and the ninth cause of death worldwide. In this paper, we estimate the overall effect on traffic fatalities of the introduction of the Penalty Point System (PPS) in Spain in 2006, jointly with those of the publicity campaigns that went with it and the reform of the Penal Code to toughen the consequences of traffic offenses in 2007.

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A Psychometric Comparison of Different Health Utility Measures in Patients Affected by Parkinson’s Disease

Nursing Economic$, vol. 36(5), pp. 233 – 245. (2018).

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Parkinson’s disease is a chronic disease affecting quality of life and well-being. Cost utility analyses is a method of determining the cost effectiveness of nursing interventions. These analyses are performed using data from preference based questionnaires.

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Spain. Health system review

Health Systems in Transitions, vol. 20(2). (2018).

Autores: Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Sandra García-Armesto, Juan Oliva, Fernando Ignacio Sánchez Martínez, José Ramón Repullo Luz María Peña-Longobardo, Manuel Ridao-López, Cristina Hernández-Quevedo

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This analysis of the Spanish health system reviews recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system performance. Overall health status continues to improve in Spain, and life expectancy is the highest in the European Union. Inequalities in self-reported health have also declined in the last decade, although long-standing disability and chronic conditions are increasing due to an ageing population.

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Aspectos económicos de la salud bucodental en España

Revista Impresiones, nº 84 (Diciembre 2018), pp. 9 – 11.

Autores: Fernando I. Sánchez Martínez, Ángel Olivares Cánovas.

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El Sistema Nacional de Salud español (SNS), cuya actual configuración nace con la Ley General de Sanidad de 1986, aspira a proporcionar a los ciudadanos una cobertura sanitaria universal, tanto en su ámbito subjetivo – a toda la población residente en España-, como en el ámbito objetivo – alcanzando todos los servicios y prestaciones orientados a mejorar la salud-. Continuar leyendo «Aspectos económicos de la salud bucodental en España»