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Pricing of Drinking Water: An Application of Coase Two-part Tariff

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  • K. Pushpangadan
  • G. Murugan

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An efficient and equitable rate structure for drinking water based on a modified version of Coase two-part tariff is developed and estimated for an urban water supply scheme in Kerala State, India. [Working Paper No. 261]

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  • K. Pushpangadan & G. Murugan, 2010. "Pricing of Drinking Water: An Application of Coase Two-part Tariff," Working Papers id:2949, eSocialSciences.
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