El efecto de la mortalidad ocupacional sobre la economía. Las Fiebres del Magdalena y la siembra de tabaco en Colombia en el siglo XIX

Leonardo Briceño Ayala; Mariela Andrea Mesa Suárez

doi:10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/revsalud/a.890

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The effect of the occupational mortality over the economy. Magdalena’s Fevers and tobacco farming in Colombia in XIX century

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/revsalud/a.890

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Issue: Vol. 7 No. 3 (2009)

Section Clinical or Experimental Research

Keywords: occupational health , Colombia , tobacco farming , Magdalena fevers , health and economy Fiebres del Magdalena , cultivo de tabaco , salud ocupacional , exportaciones , Colombia , salud y economía

Authors

Leonardo Briceño Ayala
Universidad del Rosario

Mariela Andrea Mesa Suárez
Universidad Externado de Colombia

Abstract

It is aimed at reviewing the effect reflected in the quality and quantity of tobacco exportation with the appearance of Magdalena Fevers in the Ambalema zone (Colombia), between 1856 and 1870. The research explores the effect of labor over health and the effect of health over labor in this stage of the Colombian export development. By formulating an econometric model it is possible to establish whether the epidemic outbreaks of fevers were a relevant factor in explaining the behavior of tobacco exports from Ambalema to the outside. The analysis of the empirical data shows that it is possible that a fall on the exports in about 72,000 tobacco sacks per year caused by the fevers in the studied region, as well as a negative effect of the disease on the tobacco prices.

How to Cite

Briceño Ayala, L., & Mesa Suárez, M. A. (2010). The effect of the occupational mortality over the economy. Magdalena’s Fevers and tobacco farming in Colombia in XIX century. Revista Ciencias De La Salud, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/revsalud/a.890

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