The costs and benefits of investing in a toilet: views from Indian and Nigerian households and their policy implications

This study uses data on households’ perceptions about the costs and benefits of toilet uptake

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 June 2015
Country:
India and Nigeria
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Water and Sanitation
Authors:
Augsburg, B, Caeyers, B and Oteiza, F

Abstract

Researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) are working on a number of sanitation evaluation studies in India (in the states of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu) and in Nigeria (in Enugu and Ekiti).

In this note, they use data on households’ perceptions about the costs and benefits of toilet uptake to better understand why toilet uptake remains low, despite the high returns to sanitation.

This is a part of the ‘Improving productivity in developing countries: Identifying bottlenecks and obstacles to investments and technology adoption’ Project

Citation

Britta Augsburg, Bet Caeyers Francisco Oteiza. (2015) The costs and benefits of investing in a toilet: views from Indian and Nigerian households and their policy implications. Institute for Fiscal Studies

The costs and benefits of investing in a toilet: views from Indian and Nigerian households and their policy implications

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Published 1 June 2015
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