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dc.titleTitling and Chronic Diseases: Evidence from A Natural Experiment in Uruguay
dc.contributor.authorGandelman, Néstor
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageUruguay
dc.date.available2011-09-23T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2008-12-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractIn this paper the author exploits a natural experiment to study the effects of granting formal property rights on health for households in Uruguay. Titling could improve health outcomes through various channels: housing investment, income or family cohesion. The author found that titling diminishes the probability of suffering several chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, sinusitis and rheumatism) but could not find supporting evidence for the housing channel.
dc.format.extent28
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011274
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Titling-and-Chronic-Diseases-Evidence-from-A-Natural-Experiment-in-Uruguay.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectDisease
dc.subjectHousing
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subject.jelcodeI19 - Health: Other
dc.subject.jelcodeP14 - Property Rights
dc.subject.jelcodeQ15 - Land Ownership and Tenure • Land Reform • Land Use • Irrigation • Agriculture and Environment
dc.subject.keywordsCSI-154, property rights, land titling, natural experiment, chronic diseases, health
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationUR-P1049
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