Willingness to pay for improved water services in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh
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Article Title | Willingness to pay for improved water services in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh |
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ERA Journal ID | 40872 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Sarker, Md Abdur Rashid (Author) and Alam, Khorshed (Author) |
Journal Title | Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution |
Journal Citation | 10 (2), pp. 41-49 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
ISSN | 0972-9860 |
1875-8568 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.iospress.nl/journal/asian-journal-of-water-environment-and-pollution/ |
Abstract | This study uses contingent valuation (CV) method to elicit residential consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for improved water supply services in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh. It identifies the factors affecting households' WTP through a multiple regression analysis. Accordingly, a sample of 150 households with piped water connection was chosen to be interviewed with the use of a face-to-face questioning technique. The results from this study show that households are willing to pay more for improved services which is important for the policy makers in devising appropriate water tariff. Among various indicators, households' income, education and type of housing have emerged as three most important factors in affecting consumers' WTP. |
Keywords | contingent valuation; Rajshahi; water supply service; willingness to pay |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440709. Public policy |
380105. Environment and resource economics | |
380201. Cross-sectional analysis | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh |
Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1yy2/willingness-to-pay-for-improved-water-services-in-rajshahi-city-bangladesh
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