Bundling Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru

Bundling Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru

Using panel data for Peru for 1994-2000, the authors find that when households receive two, or more services jointly, the welfare increases as measured by changes in consumption are larger than when services are provided separately. The increases appear to be more than proportional, as F-tests on the coefficients of the corresponding regressors confirm. Thus, the authors find that bundling services may help realize welfare effects.

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Main Authors: Chong, Alberto, Hentschel, Jesko, Saavedra, Jaime
Format: Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2003-11
Subjects:HOUSEHOLD WELFARE INDICATORS, CASE STUDIES, PANEL ANALYSIS, SERVICES DELIVERY, WELFARE ECONOMICS, CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, CLEAN WATER, COMMUNITIES, DEPENDENT VARIABLE, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC REVIEW, ECONOMICS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ELECTRICITY, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, EXPENDITURES, FOREIGN AID, GENDER, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSEHOLDS, INCOME, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFORMAL SECTORS, LIVING STANDARD, LIVING STANDARDS, NATIONAL LEVEL, PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, SAVINGS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVISION, SEWERAGE SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES, STANDARD MEASUREMENT SURVEYS, STRUCTURAL REFORM, SYSTEMATIC PATTERN, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELEPHONES, URBAN AREA, WATER SUPPLY,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4096160/bundling-services-household-welfare-developing-countries-case-peru
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14117
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Summary:Using panel data for Peru for 1994-2000, the authors find that when households receive two, or more services jointly, the welfare increases as measured by changes in consumption are larger than when services are provided separately. The increases appear to be more than proportional, as F-tests on the coefficients of the corresponding regressors confirm. Thus, the authors find that bundling services may help realize welfare effects.

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