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INOUE TATSUKI
Department Undergraduate School , School of Commerce Position Senior Assistant Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2020/01 |
| Type | Academic Journal |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Chain effects of clean water: The Mills-Reincke phenomenon in early 20th-century Japan. |
| Contribution Type | Co-authored (first author) |
| Journal | Economics and Human Biology |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 36,pp.100822 |
| Author and coauthor | Inoue Tatsuki, Ogasawara Kota |
| Details | This study explores the validity of chain effects of clean water, which are known as the "Mills-Reincke phenomenon," in early 20-century Japan. Recent studies have reported that water purifications systems are responsible for huge contributions to human capital. Although some studies have investigated the instantaneous effects of water-supply systems in pre-war Japan, little is known about the chain effects of these systems. By analyzing city-level cause-specific mortality data from 1922 to 1940, we find that a decline in typhoid deaths by one per 1000 people decreased the risk of death due to non-waterborne diseases such as tuberculosis and pneumonia by 0.742-2.942 per 1000 people. Our finding suggests that the observed Mills-Reincke phenomenon could have resulted in the relatively rapid decline in the mortality rate in early 20-century Japan. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ehb.2019.100822 |
| ISSN | 1873-6130 |
| PMID | 31655396 |