Applying Heckman Model for Economic Valuation of Drinking Water in Hamadan Province
Water is a socio-economic commodity which is considered as a basic human need. Limited water resources in arid and semi-arid regions and increasing demand for water has led to water shortages, reduced reliability of water supply systems, and intensified competition and conflict between different sec...
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| description | Water is a socio-economic commodity which is considered as a basic human need. Limited water resources in arid and semi-arid regions and increasing demand for water has led to water shortages, reduced reliability of water supply systems, and intensified competition and conflict between different sectors of water consumption. Limited water resources have also caused economic, environmental, social and political tensions. Among the various uses of water, urban drinking water has a higher priority due to health issues, basic human needs and the possibility of social tensions due to its scarcity.Water pricing as a tool for demand management, whether through administrative decrees or market forces, is the best approach to improve water allocation and protect water resources. Considering the importance of determining the economic valuation of water in the study area and with the aim of determining the customers' willingness to pay for quality drinking water, this study was intended to estimate the economic valuation of water in urban areas of Hamadan province.One of the methods of water valuation is measuring the willingness of consumers to pay higher prices for quality water. The contingent valuation method as a standard and flexible method is widely used for measuring the willingness of consumers to pay higher prices for quality water (Khodaverdizadeh et al., 2008). Comparing the willingness to pay in urban and rural areas in Kenya, Brouwer et al. (2015) found that rural households were more sensitive to prices than urban ones, and urban households were willing to pay more for quality water than villagers. Acey et al. (2019) also examined the willingness to pay for water by Kenyan citizens. The results showed that among citizens who were younger and richer, the willingness to pay was higher. Considering the importance of determining the economic valuation of water, this study was thus intended to determine the rate of willingness to pay for quality drinking water by the households in Hamedan province using a contingent valuation method. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83c727712b044249844b8a9bc62b41f62023-02-26T11:41:29ZfasShahid Chamran University of Ahvazعلوم و مهندسی آبیاری2588-59522588-59602022-10-0145311410.22055/jise.2021.30023.185917710Applying Heckman Model for Economic Valuation of Drinking Water in Hamadan ProvinceSyeed Mohsen Syeedan0Amir Dadras Moghadam1Ali Mohamad Jahfari2Hossein Badih Barzin3Assistant Professor of Economic, Social and Extension Research Department, Hamedan Agricultural and Natural ResourcesResearch and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Hamedan, Iran.Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, University Of Sistan and Baluchestan.Assistant Professor of Economic, Social and Extension Research Department, Hamedan Agricultural and Natural ResourcesResearch and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Hamedan, Iran.PhD student in Agricultural Economics, University Of Sistan and Baluchestan.Water is a socio-economic commodity which is considered as a basic human need. Limited water resources in arid and semi-arid regions and increasing demand for water has led to water shortages, reduced reliability of water supply systems, and intensified competition and conflict between different sectors of water consumption. Limited water resources have also caused economic, environmental, social and political tensions. Among the various uses of water, urban drinking water has a higher priority due to health issues, basic human needs and the possibility of social tensions due to its scarcity.Water pricing as a tool for demand management, whether through administrative decrees or market forces, is the best approach to improve water allocation and protect water resources. Considering the importance of determining the economic valuation of water in the study area and with the aim of determining the customers' willingness to pay for quality drinking water, this study was intended to estimate the economic valuation of water in urban areas of Hamadan province.One of the methods of water valuation is measuring the willingness of consumers to pay higher prices for quality water. The contingent valuation method as a standard and flexible method is widely used for measuring the willingness of consumers to pay higher prices for quality water (Khodaverdizadeh et al., 2008). Comparing the willingness to pay in urban and rural areas in Kenya, Brouwer et al. (2015) found that rural households were more sensitive to prices than urban ones, and urban households were willing to pay more for quality water than villagers. Acey et al. (2019) also examined the willingness to pay for water by Kenyan citizens. The results showed that among citizens who were younger and richer, the willingness to pay was higher. Considering the importance of determining the economic valuation of water, this study was thus intended to determine the rate of willingness to pay for quality drinking water by the households in Hamedan province using a contingent valuation method.https://jise.scu.ac.ir/article_17710_69964d95b8b572ff751dcbc91dd1571f.pdfdrinking water and sanitationwillingness to paycontingent valuationheckman model |
| spellingShingle | Syeed Mohsen Syeedan Amir Dadras Moghadam Ali Mohamad Jahfari Hossein Badih Barzin Applying Heckman Model for Economic Valuation of Drinking Water in Hamadan Province علوم و مهندسی آبیاری drinking water and sanitation willingness to pay contingent valuation heckman model |
| title | Applying Heckman Model for Economic Valuation of Drinking Water in Hamadan Province |
| title_full | Applying Heckman Model for Economic Valuation of Drinking Water in Hamadan Province |
| title_fullStr | Applying Heckman Model for Economic Valuation of Drinking Water in Hamadan Province |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applying Heckman Model for Economic Valuation of Drinking Water in Hamadan Province |
| title_short | Applying Heckman Model for Economic Valuation of Drinking Water in Hamadan Province |
| title_sort | applying heckman model for economic valuation of drinking water in hamadan province |
| topic | drinking water and sanitation willingness to pay contingent valuation heckman model |
| url | https://jise.scu.ac.ir/article_17710_69964d95b8b572ff751dcbc91dd1571f.pdf |
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