What are Households Willing to Pay for Better Tap Water Quality? A Cross-Country Valuation Study
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- Olivier Beaumais & Anne Briand & Katrin Millock & Céline Nauges, 2014. "What are Households Willing to Pay for Better Tap Water Quality? A Cross-Country Valuation Study," Working Papers 2014.24, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.
- Olivier Beaumais & Anne Briand & Katrin Millock & Céline Nauges, 2010. "What are Households Willing to Pay for Better Tap Water Quality? A Cross-Country Valuation Study," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne 10051, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne.
- Olivier Beaumais & Anne Briand & Katrin Millock & Céline Nauges, 2010. "What are Households Willing to Pay for Better Tap Water Quality ? A Cross-Country Valuation Study," Post-Print halshs-00497453, HAL.
- Olivier Beaumais & Anne Briand & Katrin Millock & Céline Nauges, 2010. "What are Households Willing to Pay for Better Tap Water Quality ? A Cross-Country Valuation Study," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-00497453, HAL.
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- Q25 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Water
- Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
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