residents of the urban areas are provided with a variety of water services, including water supply, sewage collection and … treatment, and wastewater disposal. The volumes of water demanded for each of these purposes vary considerably from place to … between locations, and various differences in economic and social policies. Municipal water demand modeling therefore requires …

Increasing-block prices are common in markets for water, cellular phone service, and retail electricity. This study … instrumental variables (IV) estimators. We estimate the price and income elasticity of water demand under increasing-block prices …