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Cuadernos de Economía

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DE SANTIS, Mariana  and  VILLAGRA TORCOMIAN, Ignacio. Economic conditions and social capital as determinants of health and subjective well-being. The case of Argentina in 1995 and 2006. Cuad. Econ. [online]. 2014, vol.33, n.63, pp.543-567. ISSN 0121-4772.  https://doi.org/10.15446/cuad.econ.v33n63.45346.

The probability of being happy and have good health is jointly estimated controlling by economic, social and demographic characteristics. A bivariate probit model is estimated using data from the World Values Survey for Argentina in 1995 and 2006. The results show the probability of being healthy and happy increases with the socioeconomic status of individuals and the confidence level in institutions. It is concluded that it is possible to positively affect the health and well-being of people in social and economic disadvantages encouraging and promoting policies to foster the strengthening of social capital.

Keywords : Health; subjective well-being; bivariate probit; social capital; Argentina.

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