Modeling effects of multiple conservation policy instruments and exogenous factors on urban residential water demand through household heterogeneity

Elena Tchigriaeva, Corey Lott and Kimberly Rollins

No 170605, 2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota from Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

Abstract: In response to rapid population increases and limited water supplies water utilities in semi-arid Western states have implemented multiple water conservation programs, including rebates to clients who replace turf with native plants. This article demonstrates the effect of these programs on water demand, controlling for exogenous influence of weather and property characteristics.

Keywords: Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.170605

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