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:	1999-01
Authors:	Jacobs, Michael ; Savedoff, William D.
Institutions:	Inter-American Development Bank
Subject:	Land management & registration \| Urban Development \| Development impact \| Financial Services \| Housing \| land market \| housing improvements \| housing market \| developing countries \| WP-392

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IDB Publications (Working Papers).
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Working Paper Series; 392 Number 6811
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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