Salvador, Mexico and Uruguay. We experimentally evaluate the impact of a housing project run by the NGO TECHO which provides … program is to improve household well-being. Our findings show that better houses have a positive effect on overall housing … improvements in children's health; in El Salvador, slum dwellers also feel that they are safer. We do not find this result, however …

individuals and in the satisfaction of life domains, such as leisure, social life, family, health, housing, neighborhood economic … due to differences in individual outcomes like education, health, labor situation and housing quality. … areas of the city. The results further suggest that differences in overall happiness and in domain satisfaction are mostly …

Using micro data on judicial proceedings in Uruguay, this paper presents evidence that female defendants receive more …

Given the numerous and widely acknowledged benefits of a well-functioning housing market, it is vital to understand the … efficiency. This paper tests the extent of competition in the housing market in Santiago, Chile using a two-step methodology. In … the first step, using a hedonic price model, the Santiago housing market is divided into sub-markets, which are analyzed …

comparing their design with households' characteristics and needs. The document additionally measures Uruguay's housing deficit …This document surveys the Uruguayan housing market, first describing the main housing programs and policies, then …, using the basis deficit as well as quantitative and qualitative deficits, and provides a definition of housing informality …

This paper analyzes the determinants of housing demand for Uruguay and the extent to which housing policies have an … impact on their target population. The paper first analyzes the determinants of housing demand, following an approach based … (or markets) to estimate a housing demand function. The determinants of formality and ownership choices were examined …