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RESIDENTIAL WATER DEMAND IN METRO MANILA 1
Author(s) -
Palencia Lamberto C.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1988.tb02984.x
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , income elasticity of demand , water utility , price elasticity of demand , elasticity (physics) , demand curve , regression analysis , water consumption , agricultural economics , econometric analysis , economics , consumption (sociology) , econometrics , environmental science , water resource management , geography , microeconomics , water supply , mathematics , statistics , environmental engineering , social science , sociology , materials science , archaeology , composite material
An econometric demand function is estimated for residential water use in Metropolitan Manila. Regression results using annual time series data from 1970 to 1981 show that residential water consumption responds to changes in economic variables. Residential demand showed an income (household) elasticity of 0.542 and a combined price elasticity of ‐0.287. Implications for planning and management are discussed.