The Determinants of Water Connection and Water Consumption: Empirical Evidence from a Cambodian Household Survey

The Determinants of Water Connection and Water Consumption: Empirical Evidence from a Cambodian Household Survey

Using cross-sectional household-level data from seven provincial towns and one district in Cambodia, we estimate both an access-to-water network equation and a water demand equation. We find that the connection elasticity with respect to the one-off initial connection fee is −0.39 and the price elas...

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Published in:World development Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 953 - 968
Main Authors: Basani, Marcello, Isham, Jonathan, Reilly, Barry
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01-05-2008
Elsevier
Pergamon Press Inc
Series:World Development
Subjects:
Asia
Cambodia
Consumption
Cross-sectional analysis
Demand
Elasticity
Empirical research
Households
Price elasticity
Studies
Surveys
Water consumption
water delivery
water demand
Water resources
Water supply
Cambodia
water delivery
water demand
Cambodia
Asia
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Summary:Using cross-sectional household-level data from seven provincial towns and one district in Cambodia, we estimate both an access-to-water network equation and a water demand equation. We find that the connection elasticity with respect to the one-off initial connection fee is −0.39 and the price elasticity of water demand for the connected households lies in a range between −0.5 and −0.4. The policy implication of this research is that development practitioners should consider a connection (rather than a consumption) subsidy scheme, as it would stimulate increased access to clean water among all households, including the poorest.
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ISSN:0305-750X
1873-5991
DOI:10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.04.021