Olivier, Anne - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2006
Increasing block tariffs seek a cross-subsidy mechanism between the water network users, based on the common assumption … of weak water price elasticity. In Manaus, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas where most of the 1 ….6 million dwellers are supplied through the municipal water network, a substantial consumption drop followed the tariff increase …