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

Nestor Gandelman

No 3332, IDB Publications (Working Papers) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: CSI-154; property rights; land titling; natural experiment; chronic diseases; health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I19 P14 Q15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-12
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