Price elasticity of residential demand for water: A metaanalysis Academic Article

abstract

• Meta-analysis is used to determine if there are factors that systematically affect price elasticity estimates in studies of residential water demand in the United States. An econometric model is estimated, using price elasticity estimates from previous studies as the dependent variable. Explanatory variables include functional form, cross-sectional versus time series, water price specification, rate structure, location, season, and estimation technique. Inclusion of income, rainfall, and evapotranspiration are all found to influence the estimate of the price elasticity. Population density, household size, and temperature do not significantly influence the estimate of the price elasticity. Pricing structure and season are also found to significantly influence the estimate of the price elasticity.

authors

• Shaw, Douglass

published proceedings

• Water Resources Research

altmetric score

• 18

author list (cited authors)

• Espey, M., Espey, J., & Shaw, W. D.

citation count

• 299

complete list of authors

• Espey, M||Espey, J||Shaw, WD

publication date

• January 1997

publisher

• American Geophysical Union (AGU)  Publisher

published in

• Water Resources Research  Journal

keywords

• 6 Clean Water And Sanitation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1029/97wr00571

start page

• 1369

end page

• 1374

volume

• 33

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/97wr00571

user-defined tag

• 6 Clean Water and Sanitation