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Water Demand Function of Residents of Delhi (India):An Empirical Analysis


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This study empirically determines the residential demand for water of the sampled households of selected localities of Delhi, thus estimating the demand function to derive price and income elasticities. The coefficients of price and income elasticities are taken as key policy variables in answering the question of "unreliability" (quantity and quality) of Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) water supply in terms of "coping costs" of meeting alternate domestic technology of procuring water by the sampled residents. The econometric estimation results reveal that residents are responsive to price changes for improved and reliable water supply from DJB.
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Rakesh Kumar Singh
Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India

Abstract


This study empirically determines the residential demand for water of the sampled households of selected localities of Delhi, thus estimating the demand function to derive price and income elasticities. The coefficients of price and income elasticities are taken as key policy variables in answering the question of "unreliability" (quantity and quality) of Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) water supply in terms of "coping costs" of meeting alternate domestic technology of procuring water by the sampled residents. The econometric estimation results reveal that residents are responsive to price changes for improved and reliable water supply from DJB.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21648/arthavij%2F2015%2Fv57%2Fi2%2F100397