The Demand for Water: Consumer Response to Scarcity

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-191

  Krause, Kate ^a   Chermak, Janie M ^a   Brookshire, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 0037279743     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022207030378     Document Type: Article

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