Water tariffs and consumption drop: An evaluation of households' response to a water tariff increase in Manaus, Brazil

Water Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 564-588

  Olivier, Anne ^a  

^a ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

Author keywords

Brazil; Impact evaluation; Natural experiment; Price elasticity; Tariff; Water demand

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957564017     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2010.045     Document Type: Article

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