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La demande en eau potable est-elle élastique au prix ? Le cas de la wilaya de Bejaia

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  • Mourad Kertous

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Algeria is one of the countries most affected by water scarcity (500m3/capita/year). This situation sounds weird because Algeria has long tried to develop new resources and has focused its policy on the supply side management. Thus, this approach now appears inadequate, and must be combined with a demand side policy. Therefore, using panel data methodology we have estimated a function of the residential water demand in one of its county (Wilaya of Bejaia). We found that the water subscribers respond weakly to price change. An increase in the water price by 1% reduces the demand by only 0.42%. Moreover, our work shows that the rationing policy encourages over-consumption.

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  • Mourad Kertous, 2012. "La demande en eau potable est-elle élastique au prix ? Le cas de la wilaya de Bejaia," Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 20(1), pages 97-126.
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    1. Favre, Marine & Montginoul, Marielle, 2018. "Water pricing in Tunisia: Can an original rate structure achieve multiple objectives?," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 209-223.
    2. Ayoub, Hassan & kertous, Mourad, 2015. "Analyse Du Consentement À Payer Des Ménages Pour Améliorer La Qualite Du Service En Eau Potable : Cas Du Liban [Analysis Of Willingness To Pay Households To Improve The Quality Of Drinking Water Se," MPRA Paper 65986, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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