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A statistical analysis of recent changes in the access to the water and sewage systems in urban Argentina (2003-2019)

  • Federico Favata l Centro de Investigaciones Macroeconómicas para el Desarrollo (CIMaD), Escuela de Economía y Negocios, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM)
  • Gabriel Montes Rojas CONICET en el Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política de Buenos Aires (IIEP-BAIRES-UBA)
  • Andrés Salles n Programa Argentina en el Largo Plazo (PALP), Escuela de Economía y Negocios, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18294/rppp.2022.4119

Abstract

This paper studies the evolution of the household percentage with access to the sewer network and drinkable water in Argentina using the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH) for the period 2003-2009. The results show that coverage differ across different regions, and there was a continuous increment in the coverage in both dimensions. In addition, we study the presence of structural breaks in the evolution of these indicators. A deaccelerating process is observed from 2012 in sewerage, and in drinkable water from 2014. Thus, if the goal is to achieve full coverage the level of investment should be maintained to the previous levels, mostly in sewerage.

Author Biographies


Federico Favata, l Centro de Investigaciones Macroeconómicas para el Desarrollo (CIMaD), Escuela de Economía y Negocios, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM)

Master in Econometrics from the University
Torcuato Di Tella and Ph.D.
Economics from the University of
Buenos Aires. Researcher of the Center
of Macroeconomic Research
for Development (CIMaD), School
of Economics and Business, University
National of Saint Martin (UNSAM)


Gabriel Montes Rojas, CONICET en el Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política de Buenos Aires (IIEP-BAIRES-UBA)

Doctor in Economics from the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
Joined. CONICET researcher
at the Interdisciplinary Institute of
Political Economy of Buenos Aires
(IIEP-BAIRES-UBA)


Andrés Salles, n Programa Argentina en el Largo Plazo (PALP), Escuela de Economía y Negocios, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM)

Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate in
Economics from the University of Buenos
Aires. Researcher in Argentina Program
in the Long Term (PALP), School of
Economics and Business, University
National of Saint Martin (UNSAM)

Published
2022-05-29
Issue
Vol. 11 No. 22 (2022)
Section
Artículos