Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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961660 | Journal of Health Economics | 2008 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Using a dynamic panel model of child anthropometrics from China, the effect of an in-yard water source on child health was measured. Changes in within-community averages of household access to in-yard water were used as the instrument for changes in access to in-yard water sources. Further, to address the concern of non-random placements of water projects, correlations between changes in disease symptoms and community-level changes in access to in-yard water sources were examined. It was found that access to in-yard water sources improved child health only when mothers were relatively well educated.
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Authors
Eiji Mangyo,