We analyze the properties of progressive water tariffs that are often applied in the sector in the form of discretely … increasing block tariffs (IBT). We are particularly interested in water tarification in a poverty context where a subsistence … level of water has to be allocated to each household. Our approach is semi-welfarist to the extent that we analyze second …

This paper applies a microeconomic-based stylized model to identify the optimal modal split of water supply …, leading in turn to an optimal modal split between piped and unconnected water consumption. From an economic perspective, not … all water users need to be connected to a centralized, pipeline infrastructure, and the non-connected households should be …

Many developing countries around the world apply progressive water tariffs, often structured in the form of discretely …