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Informing Water Policies with a Residential Water Demand Function: The Case of Serbia

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  • Arnaud Reynaud
  • Denis Lanzanova
  • Miodrag B. Milovanovic
  • Ad de Roo

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We provide the first estimate of a household water demand function in Serbia. The econometric model is estimated on a panel dataset made of the 25 Serbian districts (oblasts) covering years 2009 to 2012. Our estimates reveal a price elasticity of the Serbian household water demand varying between -0.2 and -0.9, depending on the model considered. We also demonstrate how the household water demand function can inform water policies in a prospective context. Using our estimates, we explore some possible future patterns of regional household water consumption in Serbia.

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  • Arnaud Reynaud & Denis Lanzanova & Miodrag B. Milovanovic & Ad de Roo, 2016. "Informing Water Policies with a Residential Water Demand Function: The Case of Serbia," European Journal of Comparative Economics, Cattaneo University (LIUC), vol. 13(2), pages 247-266, December.
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    Keywords

    Residential Water Demand; Price Elasticity; Water Policy; Serbia;
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    JEL classification:

    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • Q21 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Demand and Supply; Prices
    • Q25 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Water

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