The Effect of Social Behavior on Residential Water Consumption
We analyze how residential water consumption is influenced by the consumption of households belonging to the same social group (peer effect). Analyses are based on household-level data provided by the Brazilian Household Budget Survey and use an innovative strategy that estimates the spatial depende...
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doaj-c3ae7b5a64e0417bb211ac4a44f3bf922021-04-25T23:01:14ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-04-01131184118410.3390/w13091184The Effect of Social Behavior on Residential Water ConsumptionDaniel Morales Martínez0Alexandre Gori Maia1Center for Applied Economics, Agricultural and Environmental Research, Institute of Economics, University of Campinas, Campinas 13085-857, BrazilCenter for Applied Economics, Agricultural and Environmental Research, Institute of Economics, University of Campinas, Campinas 13085-857, BrazilWe analyze how residential water consumption is influenced by the consumption of households belonging to the same social group (peer effect). Analyses are based on household-level data provided by the Brazilian Household Budget Survey and use an innovative strategy that estimates the spatial dependence of water consumption while simultaneously controlling for potential sources of sample selectivity and endogeneity. The estimates of our quantile regression models highlight that, conditional on household characteristics, the greater the household water consumption, the greater the peer effect. In other words, the overconsumption of residential water seems to be influenced mainly by the behavior of social peers.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/9/1184urban water consumptionpeer effectsocial behaviorquantile regression |
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The Effect of Social Behavior on Residential Water Consumption |
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The Effect of Social Behavior on Residential Water Consumption |
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The Effect of Social Behavior on Residential Water Consumption |
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The Effect of Social Behavior on Residential Water Consumption |
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The Effect of Social Behavior on Residential Water Consumption |
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effect of social behavior on residential water consumption |
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We analyze how residential water consumption is influenced by the consumption of households belonging to the same social group (peer effect). Analyses are based on household-level data provided by the Brazilian Household Budget Survey and use an innovative strategy that estimates the spatial dependence of water consumption while simultaneously controlling for potential sources of sample selectivity and endogeneity. The estimates of our quantile regression models highlight that, conditional on household characteristics, the greater the household water consumption, the greater the peer effect. In other words, the overconsumption of residential water seems to be influenced mainly by the behavior of social peers. |
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urban water consumption peer effect social behavior quantile regression |
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