The determinants of residential water demand: empirical evidence for a panel of Italian municipalities

Massimiliano Mazzanti and Anna Montini ()

Applied Economics Letters, 2006, vol. 13, issue 2, 107-111

Abstract: We present empirical evidence on the determinants of residential water demand for one Italian region, Emilia-Romagna, by using municipal panel data. The estimated water demand price elasticity is negative, showing values between -0.99 and -1.33, never significantly different from one, if we consider different specifications without and with additional socio-economic factors. Income results associated to a positive elasticity, though lower than one. The role of other socio-economic territory-specific determinants is less relevant, with the exception of altitude. The relative high value of price elasticity is deemed consistent with the higher level of regional water prices compared to the national average.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1080/13504850500390788

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