Value of Household Water Service Quality in Lahore, Pakistan

• Published in: Environmental & resource economics Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 173 - 198
• Main Authors: Akram, Agha Ali, Olmstead, Sheila M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 01.06.2011; Springer Netherlands; European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists; Springer Nature B.V
• Series: Environmental & Resource Economics
• Subjects: Child mortality; Cities; Contingent valuation; Cost analysis; Developing countries; Drinking water; Drinking water quality; Economic Policy; Economics; Economics and Finance; Environmental Economics; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Environmental Management; Environmental studies; Estimates; Family income; Freshwater resources; Groundwater; household income; Households; Informal economy; Interruption; LDCs; Pakistan; Population growth; Populations; Q21; Q25; Quality of service; Sanitation; Studies; Suppliers; Valuation; Water demand; Water quality; Water supplies; Water supply; Water treatment; Willingness to pay; Pakistan; Q21; Q25; Willingness to pay; Water demand; Contingent valuation; Drinking water quality

Most existing literature focuses on the benefits of establishing basic drinking water access for unserved populations, the extensive water supply margin. In contrast, this article examines the intensive margin--the benefits of improving water service to under-served households, a growing population...