Despite being home to about 1 billion people (UN-Habitat, 2010) worldwide slums have received little attention in the economic literature. Data on slums is scarce and few studies have investigated the emergence of these pockets of poverty and inadequate housing scattered between otherwise...

With a figure of over 4 million housing units contracted as of September 2015, of which 2.4 million were already delivered, the Minha Casa Minha Vida Program (PMCMV) has generated a considerable impact on the economic, social and urban infrastructure of Brazil. In this regard, we emphasize the...

Capital stock in residential structures, as well as the distribution of its appropriation and ownership among families are fundamental determinants of the wealth, welfare and productivity of the economy. As part of a broad project on the stock of capital of the Brazilian economy in the 20th...

The objective of this article is to understand the main socioeconomic determinants of family cohabitation and new household formation by young adults in Brazilian urban areas. Methodologically, the study adapts the models of De Vos (1989) and Granado and Castillo (2002) to the Brazilian case,...

Reverse mortgage is a financial instrument that allows elderly homeowners to enjoy an additional income until the end of their lives, when the property is taken by the financial institution that provided the benefit. Based on data from the continuous PNAD of 2019 and considering the property...

This work seeks to describe the Brazilian formal and informal housing markets and the possible segmentations within these first two divisions. The main objective is to make explicit the similarities and differences, and the heterogeneities within each group. Considering inadequate housing...

In addition to concentrating historical heritage, city centers often concentrate greater accessibility, in terms of urban mobility, as they concentrate urban infrastructure. Repopulating the centers contributes to more compact and sustainable cities. A considerable portion of Brazilian cities...

Created in 2009 by the federal government, Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV) is the largest housing policy in Brazil. Since its creation, it has financed the majority of the country's social housing provision. However, we argue that MCMV operations are detached from the national housing policy...

This paper describes the main characteristics of reverse mortgage and it also assesses the main aspects related to its implementation in Brazil. A reverse mortgage is an equity release product that allows old people to convert their housing asset into an income flow, without the requirement of...