Friday, September 19, 2008
Tweet[IWS] IADB: QUALITY OF LIFE in BUENOS AIRES & MONTEVIDEO [September 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Research Department
Research Topic: Labor and Social Issues
http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_list.cfm?pub_type_id=LAB&language=En&parid=2
The publications found for this Research Topic are the following:
R-559
Research Net. Working Papers
Quality of Life in Buenos Aires Neighborhoods: Hedonic Price Regressions and the Life Satisfaction Approach
< http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=R-559>
or
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubR-559.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]
Ham, Andres
Cruces, Guillermo
Tetaz, Martin
September 2008
Abstract*
This paper studies quality of life in urban neighborhoods in the Buenos Aires
Metropolitan Area. First, hedonic price regressions for residential prices are
augmented with neighborhood characteristics, based on a real estate database with
indicators on each property�s distance to public facilities and amenities, and on a
smaller survey with greater detail. Second, following recent developments in the
field of happiness research, the document assesses the importance of different
neighborhood characteristics on quality of life by interacting objective and
subjective indicators. Indices of quality of life related to local amenities are
derived for the different neighborhoods for both the hedonic regression and life
satisfaction approaches. The results indicate a strong but not perfect correlation
between real estate prices, income levels and neighborhood characteristics,
suggesting scope for welfare-improving policy interventions.
R-561
Research Net. Working Papers
Quality of Life in Montevideo
< http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=R-561>
or
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubR-561.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
Piani, Giorgina
Gandelman, Nestor
Ferre, Zuleika
September 2008
Abstract*
This paper analyzes various dimensions of the quality of life in Montevideo. The
paper finds that satisfaction with various public goods and services at the
neighborhood level play a minor role in the overall reported well-being of
individuals and in the satisfaction of life domains, such as leisure, social life,
family, health, housing, neighborhood economic situation and work. This is in
spite the fact that there are significant disparities in a wide range of indicators
among those living in different areas of the city. The results further suggest that
differences in overall happiness and in domain satisfaction are mostly due to
differences in individual outcomes like education, health, labor situation and
housing quality.
* These working papers were undertaken as part of the Latin American Research Network Project �Quality of Life in
Urban Neighborhoods in Latin America and the Caribbean.�
AND MUCH MORE....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Research Department
Research Topic: Labor and Social Issues
http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_list.cfm?pub_type_id=LAB&language=En&parid=2
The publications found for this Research Topic are the following:
R-559
Research Net. Working Papers
Quality of Life in Buenos Aires Neighborhoods: Hedonic Price Regressions and the Life Satisfaction Approach
< http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=R-559>
or
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubR-559.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]
Ham, Andres
Cruces, Guillermo
Tetaz, Martin
September 2008
Abstract*
This paper studies quality of life in urban neighborhoods in the Buenos Aires
Metropolitan Area. First, hedonic price regressions for residential prices are
augmented with neighborhood characteristics, based on a real estate database with
indicators on each property�s distance to public facilities and amenities, and on a
smaller survey with greater detail. Second, following recent developments in the
field of happiness research, the document assesses the importance of different
neighborhood characteristics on quality of life by interacting objective and
subjective indicators. Indices of quality of life related to local amenities are
derived for the different neighborhoods for both the hedonic regression and life
satisfaction approaches. The results indicate a strong but not perfect correlation
between real estate prices, income levels and neighborhood characteristics,
suggesting scope for welfare-improving policy interventions.
R-561
Research Net. Working Papers
Quality of Life in Montevideo
< http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=R-561>
or
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubR-561.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
Piani, Giorgina
Gandelman, Nestor
Ferre, Zuleika
September 2008
Abstract*
This paper analyzes various dimensions of the quality of life in Montevideo. The
paper finds that satisfaction with various public goods and services at the
neighborhood level play a minor role in the overall reported well-being of
individuals and in the satisfaction of life domains, such as leisure, social life,
family, health, housing, neighborhood economic situation and work. This is in
spite the fact that there are significant disparities in a wide range of indicators
among those living in different areas of the city. The results further suggest that
differences in overall happiness and in domain satisfaction are mostly due to
differences in individual outcomes like education, health, labor situation and
housing quality.
* These working papers were undertaken as part of the Latin American Research Network Project �Quality of Life in
Urban Neighborhoods in Latin America and the Caribbean.�
AND MUCH MORE....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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