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Residential water demand: The case from micro data
Author(s) -
Morgan W. Douglas
Publication year - 1973
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/wr009i004p01065
Subject(s) - environmental science , sample (material) , value (mathematics) , scale (ratio) , economies of scale , property value , water resource management , econometrics , business , economics , geography , statistics , mathematics , microeconomics , chemistry , cartography , chromatography , real estate , finance
A cross section demand function for water is estimated using individual residential dwelling units as the sample. Both assessed value of property and number of persons per dwelling are significant determinates of the quantity of water demanded consistent with the theoretical development. Moreover, it is concluded that there are economies of scale of water use with respect to household size.