Titling and Chronic Diseases: Evidence from A Natural Experiment in Uruguay

In 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.

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Main Author: Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors: Néstor Gandelman
Format: Working Papers biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:Disease, Housing, Poverty, I19 - Health: Other, P14 - Property Rights, Q15 - Land Ownership and Tenure • Land Reform • Land Use • Irrigation • Agriculture and Environment, CSI-154, property rights, land titling, natural experiment, chronic diseases, health,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011274
https://publications.iadb.org/en/titling-and-chronic-diseases-evidence-natural-experiment-uruguay
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