INCOME AND PRICE ELASTICITIES OF DEMAND FOR WATER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES1
作者:
Martin T. Katzman,
期刊:
JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
(WILEY Available online 1977)
卷期:
Volume 13,
issue 1
页码: 47-55
ISSN:1093-474X
年代: 1977
DOI:10.1111/j.1752-1688.1977.tb01989.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: demand;pricing;investment;developing countries
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
ABSTRACT:The income and proce elasticity of demand for domestic water is estimated for Penang Island, Malaysia. A cross‐sectional analysis of a random sample of 1400 households indicated an income‐elasticity of zero for low‐income families (per capita income less than US$300) and an elasticity of 0.2‐0.4 for higher‐income families. A time‐series analysis of a subsample of individuals of varying income levels suggests a short‐run price elasticity of ‐0.1 to ‐0.2. The implications of these results for demand forecast
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