Basic infrastructure is an essential component of the quality of life of the citizens.Therefore it should be part of any agenda that involves social goals as reduction ofthe poverty, improvement in the standard of living, education, health etc. Anadequate infrastructure is a necessary condition...

Given the importance of housing as a component of a household's worth and of aggregate national wealth, we ask: What variables determine housing value in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region? What is Rio's aggregate residential wealth (i.e., the sum of the values of all housing units) and its...

Using a hedonic residential rent model for Brazil's metropolitan areas calibrated with microdata from Brazil's annual household survey, this study estimates that increasing the sense of security in the home by one standard deviation would increase average home values by R$1,513 (US$757), or...

Using a hedonic residential rent model for Brazil's metropolitan areas calibrated with microdata from Brazil's annual household survey, this study estimates that increasing the sense of security in the home by one standard deviation would increase average home values by R$1,513 (US$757), or...