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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| Format: | Working Papers biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Inter-American Development Bank
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| 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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| Summary: | 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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