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Comparing Willingness to Pay for Improved Drinking-Water Quality Using Stated Preference Methods in Rural and Urban Kenya

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  • Roy Brouwer
  • Fumbi Job
  • Bianca Kroon
  • Richard Johnston

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A differentiated marketing strategy across rural and urban areas is expected to increase uptake and diffusion of the new filter technology. Copyright Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

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  • Roy Brouwer & Fumbi Job & Bianca Kroon & Richard Johnston, 2015. "Comparing Willingness to Pay for Improved Drinking-Water Quality Using Stated Preference Methods in Rural and Urban Kenya," Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer, vol. 13(1), pages 81-94, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aphecp:v:13:y:2015:i:1:p:81-94
    DOI: 10.1007/s40258-014-0137-2
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