The impact of tap connection on water use: the case of household water consumption in Dakar, Senegal
Predicting residential water demand for non-connected households that obtain connections is a crucial issue for water planners in developing countries. We propose a technique derived from Heckman (1976) to accurately measure the expected increase in water use due to access to tap water while controlling for differences in characteristics between connected and non-connected households. Illustration is made on a cross section of 246 households from Dakar, Senegal. We show that getting a tap connection induces an expected increase in water use of 26 L per capita per day.
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2010
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Authors: | BRIAND, ANNE ; NAUGES, CÉLINE ; STRAND, JON ; TRAVERS, MURIEL |
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Environment and Development Economics. - Cambridge University Press. - Vol. 15.2010, 01, p. 107-126
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Cambridge University Press |
Description of contents: | Abstract [journals.cambridge.org] |
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