This paper formulates and estimates a household-level, billing-cycle water demand model under increasing block prices … household demographics in the utility's service territory to recover the impact of these factors on water demand. An index of … models are used to compute the distribution of utility-level water demand and revenues for any possible price schedule …

Fresh water supplies increasingly are under stress in many parts of the world due to rising populations, higher per … capita incomes and corresponding consumption, greater environmental concerns, and the effects of climate change. Water rights … and markets are part of the institutional menus for responding to these problems. We examine water markets in both …

Poor water quality and sanitation are leading causes of mortality and disease in developing countries. However … usage. This paper estimates the impact of an integrated water and sanitation improvement program in rural India that … provided household-level water connections, latrines, and bathing facilities to all households in approximately 100 villages …

’s water and sanitation utility to improve revenue collection efficiency and last mile connection loan repayment: (i) face …, we find large effects of enforcement on payment. We also find no effect on access to water, perceptions of utility …

Providing clean water requires maintenance, as well as the initial connections that are typically measured. Frequently …, the water supply fails in the developing world, especially when users don't pay the marginal cost of water. This paper … uses the timing of frequent, unexpected water service outages in Lusaka, Zambia to identify the short-term impacts of piped …

The construction of municipal water systems was a major event in the history of American cities -- bringing relief from … the first large-scale municipal water system in the United States was completed in 1801, many American cities lacked …

The paper provides an integrated framework to assess water markets in terms of their institutional underpinnings and … the three 'pillars' of integrated water resource management: economic efficiency, equity and environmental sustainability …. This framework can be used: (1) to benchmark different water markets; (2) to track performance over time; and (3) to …

infrastructure and institutions. Providing clean water and removing refuse requires water and sewer pipes, but the urban poor are … the water and sewer system. In nineteenth-century New York, subsidies also proved insufficient and were largely replaced …

residential demand for water changes with variations in seasonal precipitation. The findings suggest marked differences between … pricing policy with any capacity planning developed for water supplies as part of anticipatory climate adaptation. Similar …