scholarly journals Consumers’ Preferences and Derived Willingness-to-Pay for Water Supply Safety Improvement: The Analysis of Pricing and Incentive Strategies

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Wang ◽  
Jiaoju Ge ◽  
Zhifeng Gao
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Safety Improvement ◽  
Incentive Strategies ◽  
Water Supply Safety

scholarly journals Willingness-to-Pay for Road Safety Improvement

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mouloud Haddak ◽  
Nathalie Havet ◽  
Marie Leffvre
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Safety Improvement

Water Supply Security and Willingness to Pay to Avoid Drought Restrictions*

2006 ◽  
Vol 82 (256) ◽  
pp. 56-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID HENSHER ◽  
NINA SHORE ◽  
KENNETH TRAIN
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Water Supply

Willingness to pay to improve urban water supply: the case of Sucre, Bolivia

Water Policy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvador del Saz-Salazar ◽  
Francisco González-Gómez ◽  
Jorge Guardiola
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Selection Bias ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Sample Selection Bias ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Urban Water Supply ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Protest Responses

In this study the contingent valuation method is applied in order to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of the inhabitants of Sucre (Bolivia) for an improvement in the urban water supply system. The study finds that about 55 per cent of households would be willing to pay an increase in their water bill for an improvement in the service. In order to deal with the problem of protest responses and the possible presence of a sample selection bias, a Heckman two-step model was estimated. More specifically, the econometric analysis undertaken reveals that there is no evidence of sample selection bias and that WTP positively relates to the respondents' household income, their level of education, the continuity of the water supply service, and the fact of being forced to carry water to cover their basic needs of drinking, cooking and hygiene.

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