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publications-4494
Type:
article
Year:
1973
Authors:
Young, Robert H. and Young, Robert A.
Title:
Price elasticity of demand for municipal water: A case study of Tucson, Arizona
Venue/Journal:
Water Resources Research
DOI:
10.1029/wr009i004p01068
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Abstract:
Estimates of the price elasticity of demand (the proportional response of consumption to price change) for municipal water in Tucson, Arizona, were derived by statistical regression procedures. A significant shift in demand was found to have occurred subsequent to 1964. The price elasticity was estimated at about −0.63 during 1946–1964 and −0.41 during 1965–1971. These results are consistent with those obtained in other studies of urban water demand in the arid parts of the western United States. The data subjected to statistical analysis were annual observations of consumption, price, and other factors for one community in contrast to the more typical approach using cross-sectional observations of a number of communities during a specific time period.
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