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The Use of Willingness to Pay Experiments : Estimating Demand for Piped Water Connections in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorPattanayak, Subhrendu K.
dc.contributor.authorvan den Berg, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorYang, Jui-Chen
dc.contributor.authorVan Houtven, George
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-22T16:36:53Z
dc.date.available2012-06-22T16:36:53Z
dc.date.issued2006-01
dc.description.abstractThe authors show how willingness to pay surveys can be used to gauge household demand for improved network water and sanitation services. They do this by presenting a case-study from Sri Lanka, where they surveyed approximately 1,800 households in 2003. Using multivariate regression, they show that a complex combination of factors drives demand for service improvements. While poverty and costs are found to be key determinants of demand, the authors also find that location, self-provision, and perceptions matter as well, and that subsets of these factors matter differently for subsamples of the population. To evaluate the policy implications of the demand analysis, they use the model to estimate uptake rates of improved service under various scenarios-demand in subgroups, the institutional decision to rely on private sector provision, and various financial incentives targeted to the poor. The simulations show that in this particular environment in Sri Lanka, demand for piped water services is low, and that it is unlikely that under the present circumstances the goal of nearly universal piped water coverage is going to be achieved. Policy instruments, such as subsidization of connection fees, could be used to increase demand for piped water, but it is unclear whether the benefits of the use of such policies would outweigh the costs.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6530300/use-willingness-pay-experiments-estimating-demand-piped-water-connections-sri-lanka
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3818
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8798
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3818
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE WATER
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectBILLING
dc.subjectCAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCASE STUDY
dc.subjectCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCONNECTION
dc.subjectCONNECTION CHARGE
dc.subjectCONNECTION COST
dc.subjectCONNECTION COSTS
dc.subjectCONNECTION FEES
dc.subjectCONNECTIONS
dc.subjectCONSUMER SURPLUS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION CHARGE
dc.subjectCONTINGENT VALUATION
dc.subjectCUBIC METER
dc.subjectCUBIC METERS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEGREES OF FREEDOM
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDICHOTOMOUS CHOICE
dc.subjectDISTURBANCE TERM
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC VALUE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subjectGOOD QUALITY WATER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectHEALTH CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DEMAND
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectLITERS OF WATER
dc.subjectMONTHLY BILL
dc.subjectMONTHLY BILLS
dc.subjectMONTHLY CHARGE
dc.subjectNATIONAL WATER
dc.subjectNATIONAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR OPERATORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE WELLS
dc.subjectPROVISION OF WATER
dc.subjectPROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectPROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITY WATER
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectSERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSEWERAGE
dc.subjectSEWERAGE SERVICES
dc.subjectSIMULATIONS
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE
dc.subjectTARIFF STRUCTURE
dc.subjectTOWN
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectUSER CHARGES
dc.subjectWATER CONNECTION
dc.subjectWATER COVERAGE
dc.subjectWATER DEPARTMENT
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SOURCE
dc.subjectWATER SOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SERVICE
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY
dc.subjectWTP
dc.titleThe Use of Willingness to Pay Experiments : Estimating Demand for Piped Water Connections in Sri Lankaen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Use Of Willingness To Pay Experiments : Estimating Demand For Piped Water Connections In Sri Lanka
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6530300/use-willingness-pay-experiments-estimating-demand-piped-water-connections-sri-lanka
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid851671468294027671
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3818
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20060112092747
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6530300
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Use
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Urban Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Small Area Estimation Poverty Mapping
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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