An analysis of nonpayment of water services in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

Water Resources Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Aguilar Benitez, Ismael ^a   Saphores, Jean Daniel ^b  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC UTILITIES; WATER SUPPLY;

DATA SETS; FINANCIAL HEALTH; PANEL DATA MODELS; WATER SERVICES; WATER UTILITIES;

WATER ANALYSIS;

DATA SET; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PANEL DATA; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER INDUSTRY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; NUEVO LAREDO; TAMAULIPAS;

EID: 53849114692     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006225     Document Type: Article

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