Access to water as a determinant of rental values: A hedonic analysis in Rwanda

Johanna Choumert-Nkolo, Jesper Stage and Claudine Uwera
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Claudine Uwera: Université nationale du Rwanda - Université nationale du Rwanda

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Abstract: In this paper, we study the determinants of rental values in urban housing markets in Kigali, Rwanda. In particular, we study the value of access to piped water; due to the high costs associated with installing new piped connections, renting a property with an existing connection is often the only way for low income households to access piped water. Our results indicate that extending the piped network to a new house will in many cases raise the rental value of the house enough to pay for the cost of installing the new connection in less than two years.

Keywords: Africa; rwanda; water access; hedonic price; real estate; non-market valuation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-06-05
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Working Paper: Access to water as a determinant of rental values: A hedonic analysis in Rwanda (2015)
Working Paper: Access to water as a determinant of rental values: A hedonic analysis in Rwanda (2014)
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