The impact of piped water provision on infant mortality in Brazil: A quantile panel data approach

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-200

  Gamper Rabindran, Shanti ^a   Khan, Shakeeb ^b   Timmins, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution of public goods; Heterogenous program impact; Infant mortality; Piped water supply; Quantile regression with panel data

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; ECONOMETRICS; INFANT MORTALITY; PUBLIC GOODS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 77951621591     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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