Economies of Size in Water Treatment vs. Diseconomies of Dispersion for Small Public Water Systems

Richard N. Boisvert and Todd Schmit

No 127921, Working Papers from Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management

Abstract: This paper outlines a method to determine the tradeoff between economies of size in water treatment and diseconomies of distribution. Empirical results for New York are used to identify the implications for the rehabilitation and consolidation of rural water systems. -

Keywords: Resource/Energy; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29
Date: 1996-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.127921

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