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Some Long Run Effects of Water‐Pricing Policies
Author(s) -
Gysi Marshall,
Loucks Daniel P.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr007i006p01371
Subject(s) - block (permutation group theory) , economics , differential (mechanical device) , water pricing , natural resource economics , environmental economics , water resource management , microeconomics , business , environmental science , mathematics , water conservation , water resources , engineering , ecology , geometry , biology , aerospace engineering
The long run effects of various pricing policies are investigated in terms of consumer benefits and system costs. Price can play a major role in planning by delaying expansions and lowering system costs. A combination of summer differential plus increasing block rate structure appears to offer the greatest net benefits to the system.