Water expansions in Shantytowns: health and savings
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This paper examines the effects of the expansion of the water network in urban shantytowns in Argentina. We find large reductions in the presence, frequency and severity of diarrhoea episodes among children reached by network expansions relative to a control group. Moreover, expanded connections induce savings in water expenditures, as these families are able to substitute piped water for more expensive and distant sources of water provision. These health and savings effects are also important for households that previously had clandestine self‐connections to the water network, which were free but of low quality.
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- Authors
- GALIANI, S., GONZALEZ‐ROZADA, M., & SCHARGRODSKY, E.
- Affiliations
- Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (AR)
- Venue
- Economica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-09-17
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 304
- Pages
- 607-622
- ISSN
- 0013-0427 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-0335
- OpenAlex
- W2498471834
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 16
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- FWCI
- 11.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Economica (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
- Repositorio Digital Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Resource Management and Quality
- Keywords
- informal settlements, diarrhea, child health, household savings, water supply connection, water quality, water supply infrastructure, Argentina
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