Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2020
Abstract
We conduct a contingent valuation study to estimate the willingness to pay for a point-of-use water quality technology and water quality testing services in the highlands of Guatemala. This study is unique in two ways: we measure drinking water quality at the household level through water samples collected at the household and we elicit the willingness to pay for water quality testing services. We find a significant divergence in subjects’ perceptions of water quality and the measured bacteria counts in their household water. This divergence is economically important as perceptions may play a significant role in willingness to pay for water quality improvements.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Guilfoos, T., Hayden, S., Uchida, E., & Oyanedel-Craver, V. (2020). WTP for water filters and water quality testing services in Guatemala. Water Resources and Economics, 32, 100139. doi: 10.1016/j.wre.2019.01.005
Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2019.01.005
Comment
Todd Guilfoos, Sarah Hayden and Emi Uchida are from the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.
Vinka Oyanedel-Craver is from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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