The Value of Household Water Service Quality in Lahore, Pakistan

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-198

  Akram, Agha Ali ^a   Olmstead, Sheila M ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Drinking water quality; Water demand; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; POTABLE WATER; RESOURCE VALUATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD WATER; NON-PARAMETRIC MODEL; SUPPLY INTERRUPTION; WATER DEMAND; WATER SERVICE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

WATER;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC ACCESS; WATER DEMAND; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

LAHORE; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN];

EID: 79955889673     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-010-9429-7     Document Type: Article

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