Preferences for Income Redistribution in Unequal Contexts: Changes in Latin America Between 2008 and 2018.

In a developing and highly unequal region like Latin America, it is crucial to understand the determinants that affect people's support for redistribution of resources from the state. A series of theories focused on self-interest have continuously established a negative link between people's income and their support for the reduction of inequalities through redistribution. Despite this, the evidence is scarce and sometimes contradictory while its study in Latin America is almost non-existent.

[Individual, social and environmental determinants of overweight and obesity among Chilean adolescents].

Background: In Chile, overweight and obesity are pressing issues in public health.

Aim: To identify individual, social and environmental factors that affect the likelihood of adolescents to become overweight or obese.

Material And Methods: We used physical condition data of a sample of 900 urban eighth grade students from Santiago, obtained in the 2011 National Study of Physical Education.