Welfare and distribution effects of water pricing policies

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-182

  Ruijs, Arjan ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Equivalent variation; Income distribution; Social welfare; Water demand

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; FUNCTIONS;

DISTRIBUTION EFFECT; EQUIVALENT VARIATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MARSHALLIAN DEMAND FUNCTIONS; METROPOLITAN REGIONS; SOCIAL WELFARE; WATER DEMAND; WATER PRICING POLICIES;

COSTS;

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; PRICING POLICY; TRADE-OFF; WATER DEMAND; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER PLANNING; WELFARE PROVISION;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67349257450     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-008-9228-6     Document Type: Article

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