Convergence Analysis of the Sanitation Index for 158 Countries

Journal of Environmental Accounting and Management 7(3) (2019) 263-277,GCCR Working Paper Series 17-06

29 Pages Posted: 15 Dec 2017 Last revised: 26 Jun 2019

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Yu Sang Chang

Gachon University - College of Business and Economics

Yoo-Taek Lee

Endicott College of International Studies, Woosong University

Yoonji Lee

Boston University - Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

MyungHoon Jin

Gachon University - College of Business and Economics

Date Written: December 8, 2017

Abstract

Since 1990, 2.1 billion people in the world gained access to improved sanitation. However, 2.4 billion people still do not use a basic toilet. We examine whether the country differences in the sanitation index existing in 1990 has been reduced and if so, how fast. We deploy the convergence methodology to answer these questions for 158 countries. Results of our analysis indicate that the sanitation index for 158 countries are converging toward a catch-up process as well as a reduction of dispersion. However, significant variations are discovered in the speed and timing of the convergence processes for the subgroups of countries by income and regions.

Implications of our finding will be discussed.

Keywords: Sanitation index, Millennium development goals, Convergences analysis, Sigma index, Gamma index

Suggested Citation

Chang, Yu Sang and Lee, Yoo-Taek and Lee, Yoonji and Jin, MyungHoon, Convergence Analysis of the Sanitation Index for 158 Countries (December 8, 2017). Journal of Environmental Accounting and Management 7(3) (2019) 263-277,GCCR Working Paper Series 17-06, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3084474 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3084474

Yu Sang Chang (Contact Author)

Gachon University - College of Business and Economics ( email )

Korea

Yoo-Taek Lee

Endicott College of International Studies, Woosong University ( email )

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Yoonji Lee

Boston University - Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

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MyungHoon Jin

Gachon University - College of Business and Economics ( email )

Korea

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