Spotlight on Spatial Spillovers: An Econometric Analysis of Wastewater Treatment in Mexican Municipalities

Lutz Philip Hecker, Frank Wätzold and Gunther Markwardt

Ecological Economics, 2020, vol. 175, issue C

Abstract: Environmental pollution levels are still high in most developing and emerging countries. However, substantial variations exist across and within countries. We investigate the impact of spatial spillovers, a factor that has received very little attention in explaining why variations occur. Spatial spillovers imply that the likelihood of implementing an environmental measure in a specific region is positively influenced by the successful implementation of this measure in neighbouring regions. We analyse whether spatial spillovers exist on the example of municipal wastewater treatment in Mexican municipalities. We apply a spatial econometrics approach for our empirical analysis and control for socioeconomic, demographic and institutional impacts. Our findings suggest that the successful implementation of municipal wastewater treatment spills over among neighbouring Mexican municipalities.

Keywords: Policy Learning; Municipal Water Supply; Spatial Econometrics; SDGs; Latin America; Social Factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q01 Q53 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106693

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