An annual quasidifference approach to water price elasticity

Water Resources Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Bell, David R ^a   Griffin, Ronald C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ELASTICITY; SPECIFICATIONS;

ANNUAL CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIABLES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MARGINAL PRICING; MARGINAL WATER; NEW INDICES; PRICE CHANGES; PRICE ELASTICITIES; PRICE INDEXES; PRICE-ELASTICITY OF DEMAND; STANDARD INFORMATION; WATER DEMANDS;

COSTS;

CLIMATE VARIATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; WATER DEMAND; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER USE;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53849085495     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006233     Document Type: Article

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