In this article we adapt Burtless and Hausman's (1978) methodology in order to estimate farmers' demand for irrigation … water under increasing block-rate tariffs and empirically assess its effect on aggregate demand and inter-farm allocation … observed and unobserved technological heterogeneity among farmers. Employing micro panel data documenting irrigation levels and …

Currently, the security ensurance of agricultural water consumption is crucial for maintaining food production … stability under the impacts of climate change and urbanization. In this study, based on the division of water utilization … sectors into agricultural and non-agricultural parts, we derived an optimal water allocation principle under the guidance of …