Does Society Win or Lose as a Result of Privatization? The Case of Water Sector Privatization in Colombia

This paper evaluates the impact of water sector privatization in Colombia on access, price and water quality, as well as health outcomes using differences-in-differences methodology. The main findings of the impact of water privatization are: (i) an improvement in the quality of water and an increas...

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Main Authors:	Barrera-Osorio, Felipe, Olivera, Mauricio, Ospino, Carlos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Health Production I120 Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises Privatization Contracting Out L330 Gas Utilities Pipelines Water Utilities L950 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Water Q250 Valuation of Environmental Effects Q510
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5097

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spelling	okr-10986-50972021-04-23T14:02:21Z Does Society Win or Lose as a Result of Privatization? The Case of Water Sector Privatization in Colombia Barrera-Osorio, Felipe Olivera, Mauricio Ospino, Carlos Health Production I120 Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises Privatization Contracting Out L330 Gas Utilities Pipelines Water Utilities L950 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Water Q250 Valuation of Environmental Effects Q510 This paper evaluates the impact of water sector privatization in Colombia on access, price and water quality, as well as health outcomes using differences-in-differences methodology. The main findings of the impact of water privatization are: (i) an improvement in the quality of water and an increase in the frequency of the service in privatized urban municipalities for the lower quintiles; (ii) a positive effect on health outcomes in both urban and rural areas; (iii) a negative effect on payment for the lower quintiles; and (iv) strong negative effects on access to water in rural areas. Some of these effects appear in municipalities with better technical capacity. 2012-03-30T07:31:16Z 2012-03-30T07:31:16Z 2009 Journal Article Economica 00130427 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5097 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Colombia
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spellingShingle	Health Production I120 Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises Privatization Contracting Out L330 Gas Utilities Pipelines Water Utilities L950 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Water Q250 Valuation of Environmental Effects Q510 Barrera-Osorio, Felipe Olivera, Mauricio Ospino, Carlos Does Society Win or Lose as a Result of Privatization? The Case of Water Sector Privatization in Colombia
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description	This paper evaluates the impact of water sector privatization in Colombia on access, price and water quality, as well as health outcomes using differences-in-differences methodology. The main findings of the impact of water privatization are: (i) an improvement in the quality of water and an increase in the frequency of the service in privatized urban municipalities for the lower quintiles; (ii) a positive effect on health outcomes in both urban and rural areas; (iii) a negative effect on payment for the lower quintiles; and (iv) strong negative effects on access to water in rural areas. Some of these effects appear in municipalities with better technical capacity.
format	Journal Article
author	Barrera-Osorio, Felipe Olivera, Mauricio Ospino, Carlos
author_facet	Barrera-Osorio, Felipe Olivera, Mauricio Ospino, Carlos
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title	Does Society Win or Lose as a Result of Privatization? The Case of Water Sector Privatization in Colombia
title_short	Does Society Win or Lose as a Result of Privatization? The Case of Water Sector Privatization in Colombia
title_full	Does Society Win or Lose as a Result of Privatization? The Case of Water Sector Privatization in Colombia
title_fullStr	Does Society Win or Lose as a Result of Privatization? The Case of Water Sector Privatization in Colombia
title_full_unstemmed	Does Society Win or Lose as a Result of Privatization? The Case of Water Sector Privatization in Colombia
title_sort	does society win or lose as a result of privatization? the case of water sector privatization in colombia
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Does Society Win or Lose as a Result of Privatization? The Case of Water Sector Privatization in Colombia

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