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Housing, Health, and Happiness

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dc.contributor.authorCattaneo, Matias D.
dc.contributor.authorGaliano, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorGertler, Paul J.
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorTitiunik, Rocio
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-06T18:30:17Z
dc.date.available2012-06-06T18:30:17Z
dc.date.issued2007-04
dc.description.abstractDespite the importance of housing for people's well-being, there has been little work done to assess the causal impact of housing and housing improvement programs on health and welfare. In this paper the authors help fill this gap by investigating the impact of a large-scale effort by the Mexican government to replace dirt floors with cement floors on child health and adult happiness. They find that replacing dirt floors with cement floors significantly reduces parasitic infestations in young children, reduces diarrhea, reduces anemia, and improves cognitive development. Finally, they also find that this program leave adults substantially better off, as measured by satisfaction with their housing and quality of life and by their significantly lower rates of depression and perceived stress.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8186857/housing-health-happiness
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4214
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7295
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4214
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION
dc.subjectANEMIA
dc.subjectASCARIASIS
dc.subjectASTHMA
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF INVESTMENT
dc.subjectBLOOD SAMPLES
dc.subjectBRAIN
dc.subjectCASES OF DIARRHEA
dc.subjectCEMENT
dc.subjectCHEMOTHERAPY
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCLEANLINESS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCONCRETE
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectDEWORMING
dc.subjectDIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectDRACUNCULIASIS
dc.subjectDWELLING
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFLOORS
dc.subjectGUIDANCE SERVICE
dc.subjectHEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectHEALTH EFFECTS
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHOME IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectHOMEOWNERSHIP
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectHOOKWORM
dc.subjectHOOKWORM INFECTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHOUSING MARKET
dc.subjectHOUSING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHOUSING UNITS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN SERVICES
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectINTESTINAL PARASITES
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLIVER
dc.subjectLOSS OF APPETITE
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMENTAL
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOVERCROWDING
dc.subjectPARASITES
dc.subjectPARASITIC DISEASES
dc.subjectPARASITIC INFECTIONS
dc.subjectPARASITIC WORMS
dc.subjectPARASITOLOGY
dc.subjectPARENTING
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROUPS
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY CONTROL
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY DISEASE
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY DISEASES
dc.subjectROOMS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHISTOSOMIASIS
dc.subjectSELFHELP HOUSING
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSKIN DISEASES
dc.subjectSLEEP
dc.subjectSLEEP DISTURBANCE
dc.subjectSLUM
dc.subjectSLUM AREAS
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSYMPTOMS
dc.subjectTRACHOMA
dc.subjectTREATMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN DWELLERS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN STUDIES
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVENTILATION
dc.subjectVOUCHERS
dc.subjectWALLS
dc.titleHousing, Health, and Happinessen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleHousing, Health, And Happiness
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8186857/housing-health-happiness
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryMexico
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicIndustry::Construction Industry
okr.topicHousing and Human Habitats
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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