Improved source, improved quality? Demand for drinking water quality in rural India

被引：19
作者：
Jessoe, Katrina [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT | 2013年 / 66卷 / 03期
关键词：
Drinking water quality; Averting expenditure; Compensating behavior; ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; REDUCE DIARRHEA; WEST-BENGAL; HEALTH; SANITATION; BEHAVIOR; GROUNDWATER; INFORMATION; STORAGE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jeem.2013.05.001
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This paper tests the hypothesis that the expansion of improved drinking water supplies in rural India reduced household expenditure on water quality, offsetting some of the quality benefits from source protection. I estimate demand for in-home treatment using geological characteristics to predict a household's drinking water source. The probability of treatment and in particular boiling reduces by 18-27 percentage points in response to source protection, offsetting 4% of the water quality gains and saving households 0.5-1% in monthly expenditure. Behavioral choices partly counteract the water quality gains from source protection. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码：460 / 475
页数：16
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