Titling and chronic diseases: evidence from a natural experiment in Uruguay

Nestor Gandelman

No 38, Documentos de Investigación from Universidad ORT Uruguay. Facultad de Administración y Ciencias Sociales

Abstract: In this paper we exploit a natural experiment to study the effects of granting formal property rights on health. Titling could improve health outcomes trough various channels: housing investment, income or family cohesion. We found that titling diminishes the probability of suffering of several chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, sinusitis and rheumatism) but could not find supporting evidence for the housing channel.

Keywords: home ownership; property rights; chronic diseases; Uruguay (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2008-09
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