Price knowledge in household demand for utility services

Land Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-283

  Carter, David W ^a   Milon, J Walter ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; PRICING POLICY; WATER USE;

EID: 21444436309     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.81.2.265     Document Type: Article

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