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The Value of Household Water Service Quality in Lahore, Pakistan

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  • Agha Akram & Sheila Olmstead, 2011. "The Value of Household Water Service Quality in Lahore, Pakistan," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 49(2), pages 173-198, June.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s10640-010-9429-7
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    Keywords

    Contingent valuation; Drinking water quality; Water demand; Willingness to pay; Q21; Q25;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q21 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Demand and Supply; Prices
    • Q25 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Water

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