A transactions cost approach to the theoretical foundations of water markets

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 331-342

  Slaughter, Richard A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prior appropriation; Property rights; Transactions costs; Water law; Water markets marketing externalities; Water scarcity economics

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES; COMPETITIVE MARKETS; CONJUNCTIVE MANAGEMENTS; GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES; MARKET DESIGNS; MARKETING IS; PRIOR APPROPRIATION; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SOCIAL AGREEMENTS; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; THIRD PARTIES; TRANSACTIONS COSTS; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER MARKETS; WATER SCARCITY ECONOMICS; WATER USE;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; MARKETING; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE SCARCITY; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER USE;

EID: 63449095966     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2008.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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