Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
June 1, 2021
Summary:
Historically, improvements in municipal water quality led to substantial mortality decline in today’s wealthy countries. However, water disinfection has not consistently produced large benefits in lower-income countries. We study this issue by analyzing a large-scale municipal water disinfection program in Mexico that increased water chlorination coverage in urban areas from 58% to over 90% within 18 months. We estimate that the program reduced childhood diarrheal disease mortality rates by 45 to 67%. However, inadequate sanitation infrastructure and age (degradation) of water pipes may have attenuated these benefits substantially.
Published in
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
ISSN
1945774
Subjects
Link
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20180764
Notes
Forthcoming
#536602
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