Sanitation and child health in India

Britta Augsburg and Paul Rodríguez-Lesmes
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Paul Rodríguez-Lesmes: Institute for Fiscal Studies
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No W15/32, IFS Working Papers from Institute for Fiscal Studies

Abstract: Our study contributes to the understanding of key drivers of stunted growth, a factor widely recognized as major impediment to human capital development. Speci cally, we examine the e ffects of sanitation coverage and usage on child height for age in a semi-urban setting in Northern India. We use instrumental variables to control for endogeneity of sanitation usage coverage. We fi nd that sanitation coverage plays a signi cant and positive role in height growth during the fi rst years of life.

Keywords: child health; sanitation coverage; open defecation; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-12-03
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