TY  - GEN
AU  - Pérez Urdiales, María
AU  - López-Ruiz, Samara
AU  - Cunial, Santiago
TI  - The Role of Independent Regulatory Agencies in Water Access: Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean
PY  - 2024
Y1  - 2024/10/17
DO  - 10.18235/0013210
AB  - This empirical study investigates the impact of independent regulatory agencies on access to safely managed water in the region during 2000-2022. Utilizing a dynamic panel estimator with bootstrap-based bias correction, we find a positive effect of these agencies. Notably, their impact increases over the first 21 years until reaching a peak. Additionally, our analysis reveals that countries governed by left-wing parties over extended periods experience lower access rates. However, no evidence of political interference in the agencies impact on water access is found.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.18235/0013210
ER  -