The Impact of Tap Connection on Water Use : The Case of Household Water Consumption in Dakar, Senegal
Predicting residential water demand for non-connected households that obtain connections is a crucial issue for water planners in developing countries. We propose a technique derived from Heckman (1976) to accurately measure the expected increase in water use due to access to tap water while controlling for differences in characteristics between connected and non-connected households. Illustration is made on a cross section of 246 households from Dakar, Senegal. We show that getting a tap connection induces an expected increase in water use of 26 L per capita per day.
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | EN |
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2010
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| Subjects: | Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis D120, Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120, Economic Development: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy, Environment, Other Primary Products O130, Renewable Resources and Conservation: Water Q250, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5459 |
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