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Water for Life: The Impact of the Privatization of Water Services on Child Mortality

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  • Sebastian Galiani

    (Department of Economics, Universidad de San Andres)

  • Paul Gertler

    (University of California, Berkeley)

  • Ernesto Schargrodsky

    (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella)

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  • Sebastian Galiani & Paul Gertler & Ernesto Schargrodsky, 2002. "Water for Life: The Impact of the Privatization of Water Services on Child Mortality," Working Papers 54, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia, revised Sep 2005.
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