The Limits of Water Pricing in a Developing Country Metropolis: Empirical Lessons from an Industrial City of Pakistan

The Limits of Water Pricing in a Developing Country Metropolis: Empirical Lessons from an Industrial City of Pakistan

This paper seeks to question the effectiveness of water pricing as a means of consumer behavioural change in urban centres of the Global South by analysing the domestic usage for water in a major industrial city of Pakistan. Using survey data of 1100 households from Faisalabad city, we estimate the...

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Main Authors: Shabbir Ahmad, Saleem H. Ali, M. Usman Mirza, Hina Lotia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
filtered vs. unfiltered water
household survey
demand elasticity
instrumental variable approach
bootstrapping methods
Pakistan
sustainable development goals
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/7/533

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