Stated preference (SP) researchers have encountered an increasing number of policy problems for which a willingness-to-accept (WTA) compensation question would seem to be the most reasonable approach to structure the respondent's valuation choice task. However, most SP researchers are still...

We are writing the editorial note to this special issue on “Water Tariffs and Affordability: the Economics and Policy of Protecting the Poor” at a time (July2020) when access to water and sanitation services is more essential than ever. Handwashing is a critical measure to prevent the spread...

Benefit-cost analysis and other forms of economic evaluation are powerful tools, encouraging the systematic collection and assessment of the evidence needed to support sound policy decisions. In low-and middle-income countries, where resources are very scarce and needs are very great, such...

This paper reports the main findings from a multi-country research project designed to develop a better understanding of the performance of community-managed rural water supply systems in developing countries. Data was collected from households, village water committees, focus groups of village...

Two nonmarket valuation techniques-the contingent valuation method and travel cost model-are used to estimate the economic value that people in Davao, Philippines, place on improving the water quality of the rivers and sea near their community. The contingent valuation and travel cost estimates...