Briand, AnneNauges, CelineStrand, JonTravers, Muriel2012-03-302012-03-302010Environment and Development Economics1355770Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5459Predicting residential water demand for non-connected households that obtain connections is a crucial issue for water planners in developing countries. We propose a technique derived from Heckman (1976) to accurately measure the expected increase in water use due to access to tap water while controlling for differences in characteristics between connected and non-connected households. Illustration is made on a cross section of 246 households from Dakar, Senegal. We show that getting a tap connection induces an expected increase in water use of 26 L per capita per day.ENConsumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120Economic Development: AgricultureNatural ResourcesEnergyEnvironmentOther Primary Products O130Renewable Resources and Conservation: Water Q250Journal ArticleWorld Bank