Estimation of the public benefits of urban water supply improvements in Ethiopia: A choice experiment

Applied Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1099-1108

  Tarfasa, Solomon ^a   Brouwer, Roy ^b  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Choice experiment; Domestic water demand; Ethiopia; Market segmentation; Water supply; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; MARKET SYSTEM; PUBLIC SERVICE; SAFETY; URBAN AREA; WATER DEMAND; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84857728575     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.613793     Document Type: Article

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