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Is the Pricing of Urban Water Services Justifiably Perceived as Unequal among Spanish Cities?

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  • Roberto Martínez-Espiñeira
  • Maria García-Valiñas
  • Francisco González-Gómez

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Decentralized decision making and lack of regulation lead to the existence of significant differences in the price of water for residential uses among Spanish cities. Why do these differences persist? Do they have to do with cost differentials or do they result from political and business interests? Can users perceive water tariffs as fair or is there unfairness among citizens when it comes to the access to water? We find that some of the differences are due to arbitrary decisions made by policy and business decision makers, so it is recommended that a regulation be adopted that sets criteria for guidance in tariff design, especially for lower levels of consumption within which water is considered a merit good.

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  • Roberto Martínez-Espiñeira & Maria García-Valiñas & Francisco González-Gómez, 2012. "Is the Pricing of Urban Water Services Justifiably Perceived as Unequal among Spanish Cities?," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1), pages 107-121.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:107-121
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.642231
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    1. Daniel Albalate & Germà Bel & Francisco González-Gómez & José C. Hernández-Gutiérrez & Andrés J. Picazo-Tadeo, 2023. "Remunicipalization of Local Public Services: Policy Drivers and Changing Prices," IREA Working Papers 202319, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics, revised Dec 2023.
    2. Samara López-Ruiz & Nazaret Ibáñez-Rueda & Jorge Guardiola & Francisco González-Gómez, 2023. "Does the Ownership of Water Utilities Influence Water-Saving Advice Provided to Service Users? An Analysis of the Spanish Water Sector," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 37(8), pages 3299-3318, June.
    3. Daniel Albalate & Germà Bel & Francisco González-Gómez & José C. Hernández-Gutiérrez & Andrés J. Picazo-Tadeo, 2024. "Changing prices after the reform of local public services: remunicipalization versus privatization," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 65(1), pages 1-26, June.

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