Valuing discrete improvements in drinking water quality through revealed preferences

Authors
McConnell, KE Rosado, MA
Citation
Ke. Mcconnell et Ma. Rosado, Valuing discrete improvements in drinking water quality through revealed preferences, WATER RES R, 36(6), 2000, pp. 1575-1582
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology,"Civil Engineering
Journal title
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
ISSN journal
00431397 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1575 - 1582
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-1397(200006)36:6<1575:VDIIDW>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
We show how nonmarginal benefits from higher drinking water quality can be measured doing a standard welfare analysis, where the parameters for the an alysis are obtained through a nested legit model structured according to th e defensive inputs available for drinking water treatment.