ERIC Number: EJ979180
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-166X
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Does Clean Water Make You Dirty? Water Supply and Sanitation in the Philippines
Bennett, Daniel
Journal of Human Resources, v47 n1 p146-173 Win 2012
Water supply investments in developing countries may inadvertently worsen sanitation if clean water and sanitation are substitutes. This paper examines the negative correlation between the provision of piped water and household sanitary behavior in Cebu, the Philippines. In a model of household sanitation, a local externality leads to a sanitation complementarity that magnifies the compensatory response. Empirical results are consistent with the hypotheses that clean water and sanitation are substitutes and that neighbors' sanitation levels are complements. In this situation, clean water may have large unintended consequences. (Contains 6 figures, 7 tables and 16 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Water, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Sanitation, Correlation, Water Quality, Water Pollution, Communicable Diseases, Public Health, Models, Educational Attainment, Family Structure
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Philippines
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