Demand and distributional effects of water pricing policies

Ecological Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 506-516

  Ruijs, A ^a   Zimmermann, A ^a   van den Berg, M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Income distribution; Sao Paulo; Water demand; Water pricing

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; MODELING; PRICING POLICY; WATER DEMAND; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 44349144669     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

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