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来源

JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS,Vol.98,P.174-186

语言

英文

关键字

Differential mortality; Wealth; Urbanization; Paris; Sanitation; UNITED-STATES; WATER; HEALTH; 19TH-CENTURY; INEQUALITY; COUNTRIES; SANITATION; EVOLUTION; DIARRHEA; HYGIENE

作者单位

[Kesztenbaum, Lionel] INED, 133 Blvd Davout, F-75980 Paris 20, France. [Kesztenbaum, Lionel] Paris Sch Econ, Paris, France. [Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent] CALTECH, Div Humanities & Social Sci, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA. Rosenthal, JL (reprint author), CALTECH, Div Humanities & Social Sci, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA. E-Mail: lionel.kesztenbaum@ined.fr; rosentha@caltech.edu

摘要

It is common to argue that water infrastructure innovations improve life expectancy. Yet the benefits of clean water depend on a mechanism to dispose of waste water. We draw on the historical experience of a large industrial city to estimate the impact of the spread of the sewer system. Using a longitudinal data set on mortality and rents for each of Paris' 80 neighborhoods we show that sanitation contributed several years to life expectancy. These results point out the multiplicity of infrastructure needed to help decrease mortality. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.