Bundling Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru

Using panel data for Peru for 1994-2000, the authors find that when households receive two, or more services jointly, the welfare increases as measured by changes in consumption are larger than when services are provided separately. The increases a...

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Main Authors: Chong, Alberto, Hentschel, Jesko, Saavedra, Jaime
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4096160/bundling-services-household-welfare-developing-countries-case-peru
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spelling okr-10986-141172021-04-23T14:03:20Z Bundling Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru Chong, Alberto Hentschel, Jesko Saavedra, Jaime HOUSEHOLD WELFARE INDICATORS CASE STUDIES PANEL ANALYSIS SERVICES DELIVERY WELFARE ECONOMICS CONSUMPTION PATTERNS REGRESSION ANALYSIS CLEAN WATER COMMUNITIES DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EXPENDITURES FOREIGN AID GENDER HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INEQUALITY INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTORS LIVING STANDARD LIVING STANDARDS NATIONAL LEVEL PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SEWERAGE SERVICES SOCIAL SERVICES STANDARD MEASUREMENT SURVEYS STRUCTURAL REFORM SYSTEMATIC PATTERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONES URBAN AREA WATER SUPPLY Using panel data for Peru for 1994-2000, the authors find that when households receive two, or more services jointly, the welfare increases as measured by changes in consumption are larger than when services are provided separately. The increases appear to be more than proportional, as F-tests on the coefficients of the corresponding regressors confirm. Thus, the authors find that bundling services may help realize welfare effects. 2013-06-21T17:20:35Z 2013-06-21T17:20:35Z 2003-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4096160/bundling-services-household-welfare-developing-countries-case-peru http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14117 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3310 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Peru
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topic HOUSEHOLD WELFARE INDICATORS
CASE STUDIES
PANEL ANALYSIS
SERVICES DELIVERY
WELFARE ECONOMICS
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
CLEAN WATER
COMMUNITIES
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC REVIEW
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRICITY
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EXPENDITURES
FOREIGN AID
GENDER
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMAL SECTORS
LIVING STANDARD
LIVING STANDARDS
NATIONAL LEVEL
PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
SAVINGS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVISION
SEWERAGE SERVICES
SOCIAL SERVICES
STANDARD MEASUREMENT SURVEYS
STRUCTURAL REFORM
SYSTEMATIC PATTERN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONES
URBAN AREA
WATER SUPPLY
spellingShingle HOUSEHOLD WELFARE INDICATORS
CASE STUDIES
PANEL ANALYSIS
SERVICES DELIVERY
WELFARE ECONOMICS
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
CLEAN WATER
COMMUNITIES
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC REVIEW
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRICITY
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EXPENDITURES
FOREIGN AID
GENDER
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMAL SECTORS
LIVING STANDARD
LIVING STANDARDS
NATIONAL LEVEL
PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
SAVINGS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVISION
SEWERAGE SERVICES
SOCIAL SERVICES
STANDARD MEASUREMENT SURVEYS
STRUCTURAL REFORM
SYSTEMATIC PATTERN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONES
URBAN AREA
WATER SUPPLY
Chong, Alberto
Hentschel, Jesko
Saavedra, Jaime
Bundling Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Peru
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No.3310
description Using panel data for Peru for 1994-2000, the authors find that when households receive two, or more services jointly, the welfare increases as measured by changes in consumption are larger than when services are provided separately. The increases appear to be more than proportional, as F-tests on the coefficients of the corresponding regressors confirm. Thus, the authors find that bundling services may help realize welfare effects.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Chong, Alberto
Hentschel, Jesko
Saavedra, Jaime
author_facet Chong, Alberto
Hentschel, Jesko
Saavedra, Jaime
author_sort Chong, Alberto
title Bundling Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru
title_short Bundling Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru
title_full Bundling Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru
title_fullStr Bundling Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru
title_full_unstemmed Bundling Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru
title_sort bundling services and household welfare in developing countries: the case of peru
publisher World Bank, Washington, D.C.
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4096160/bundling-services-household-welfare-developing-countries-case-peru
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14117
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