What are Households Willing to Pay for Better Tap Water Quality? A Cross-Country Valuation Study

Olivier Beaumais (), Anne Briand (), Katrin Millock and Celine Nauges
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Olivier Beaumais: CARE - Université de Rouen
Anne Briand: CARE - Université de Rouen

Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne from Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne

Abstract: Using a unique cross-section sample from 10 OECD countries, we estimate willingness to pay for better quality of tap water. On the pooled sample, households are only willing to pay 7.5% of the median annual water bill to improve the quality of tap water. The highest relative willingness to pay for better tap water quality was found in the countries with the highest percentage of respondents being unsatisfied with tap water quality because of health concerns. The median willingness to pay in Mexico, Korea and Italy was estimated at 10.1%, 6.4% and 8.8% of the median water bill. The marginal willingness to pay increased with income, education, environmental concern, trust in information from government, and specific concerns with water quality

Keywords: Contingent valuation; Tobit model; water quality; willingness to pay (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C24 D12 Q25 Q51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2010-06
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Working Paper: What are Households Willing to Pay for Better Tap Water Quality ? A Cross-Country Valuation Study (2010)
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