Quality of Life in Montevideo

59 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2011

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Giorgina Piani

Universidad de la Republica - Faculty of Social Sciences

Nestor Gandelman

Universidad ORT Uruguay

Zuleika Ferre

Universidad de la Republica - Faculty of Social Sciences

Date Written: 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 of 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.

Suggested Citation

Piani, Giorgina and Gandelman, Nestor and Ferre, Zuleika, Quality of Life in Montevideo (September 2008). IDB Working Paper No. 243, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1815926 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1815926

Giorgina Piani (Contact Author)

Universidad de la Republica - Faculty of Social Sciences ( email )

CP 11200 Montevideo
Uruguay

Nestor Gandelman

Universidad ORT Uruguay ( email )

Bulevar España 2633
Montevideo, 11.300
Uruguay

Zuleika Ferre

Universidad de la Republica - Faculty of Social Sciences ( email )

CP 11200 Montevideo
Uruguay

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