The demand for tap water quality: Survey evidence on water hardness and aesthetic quality

Water Resources and Economics - Tập 16 - Trang 52-63 - 2016
Bruno Lanz1,2,3, Allan Provins4
1University of Neuchâtel, Department of Economics and Business, Switzerland
2ETH Zurich, Chair for Integrative Risk Management and Economics, Switzerland
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, USA
4Economics for the Environment Consultancy (eftec), London, UK

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