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Paradox and perception : measuring quality of life in Latin America // Inter-American Development Bank

Graham, Carol (contributor); Lora, Eduardo (contributor); … - 2009

Improves our understanding of the determinants of well-being in Latin America using a broad "quality-of-life" concept that challenges standard assumptions in economics, including those about the relationship between happiness and income. Builds upon new economic approaches related to the study...

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Beyond facts : understanding quality of life

Lora, Eduardo (contributor) - 2008

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The quality of life in Latin American cities : markets and perception

Lora, Eduardo (contributor) - 2010

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The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities: Markets and Perception

Powell, Andrew; Praag, Bernard M.S. van; Gandelman, Néstor - Inter-American Development Bank

potential importance for urban dwellers. This method--which combines the so-called 'hedonic price' and 'life satisfaction …

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Progress, Poverty and Exclusion: An Economic History of Latin America in the 20th Century Title: Progreso, pobreza y exclusión: Una historia económica de América Latina en el siglo...

Thorp, Rosemary - Inter-American Development Bank

What did the Latin American economies achieve in the course of a hundred years and how has this affected standards of living? This comprehensive history examines the political and economic forces that have shaped Latin America's development process.Abstract: Esta historia económica revisa las...

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Quality of Life in Urban Neighborhoods in Metropolitan Lima, Peru

Alcázar, Lorena; Andrade, Raúl - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008

This paper presents the results of the estimations of a quality of life (QoL) index focusing on three dimensions: individual factors, urban factors, and civil society. The study was mainly based on information collected through a survey applied in three districts of Lima: La Victoria, Los Olivos...

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Quality of Life in Montevideo

Ferre, Zuleika; Gandelman, Néstor; Piani, Giorgina - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008

This paper analyzes various dimensions of the quality of life in Montevideo. The paper finds that satisfaction with … individuals and in the satisfaction of life domains, such as leisure, social life, family, health, housing, neighborhood economic … areas of the city. The results further suggest that differences in overall happiness and in domain satisfaction are mostly …

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Low-Income Housing Finance in Colombia

Arbeláez, María Angélica; Camacho, Carolina; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper explores the role played by policy instruments in access to housing finance by low-income households. It also analyzes the impact of housing credit and subsidies on both the quality of life and the quality of dwelling of the beneficiaries. Using the Quality of Life Surveys conducted...

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Income, Deprivation, and Perceptions in Latin America and the Caribbean: New Evidence from the Gallup World Poll

Gasparini, Leonardo; Escudero, Walter Sosa; Marchionni, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008

This paper is part of a large project on quality of life and deprivation in LAC commissioned by the IDB's Research Department (RES) that makes extensive use of the Gallup World Poll. This survey provides rich data on a wide range of issues in over 130 countries, 23 of them from LAC. This paper...

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A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life

Powell, Andrew; Lora, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

complementary nature of two approaches: the "hedonic" approach, which employs market prices for housing, and the "life satisfaction …

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