The Economic Value of Basin Protection to Improve the Quality and Reliability of Potable Water Supply: Some Evidence from Ecuador
Zapata, Samuel D.; Benavides, Holger M.; Carpio, Carlos E.; Willis, David B.
2009

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This study estimates the willingness to pay (WTP) of Loja’s households to protect two micro-basins that supply over 40 percent of potable water to the city. Results indicate that households have an average WTP of $5.80 per month, which corresponds to a 25 percent increase in the self-reported monthly water bill, to preserve the basins.

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Title The Economic Value of Basin Protection to Improve the Quality and Reliability of Potable Water Supply: Some Evidence from Ecuador
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Author(s) Zapata, Samuel D.
Benavides, Holger M.
Carpio, Carlos E.
Willis, David B.
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Issue Date 2009
Publication Type Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers 10.22004/ag.econ.46773
Record Identifier https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/46773
PURL Identifier http://purl.umn.edu/46773
Language English
Record Appears in Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) > 2009 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia

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