There's More Than One Way to Get a House: Housing Strategies in Panama

This paper uses household data from two cities in Panama to evaluate the determinants of the tenure decision in the context of two models. The key factors explaining the decision to rent or own are those associated with the family`s lifecycle, while the choice between buying a complete house and progressive building is affected primarily by income and assets.

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Year of publication:	1999
Authors:	Jacobs, Michael ; Savedoff, William D.
Publisher:	Washington, DC : Inter-American Development Bank, Office of the Chief Economist
Subject:	Immobilienmarkt \| Grundbesitz \| Panama

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Series:	Working Paper ; 392
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	869804928 [GVK] hdl:10419/87853 [Handle] RePEC:idb:wpaper:4156 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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