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Willingness to Pay



The poor pay more

Willingness-to-pay studies [Nigeria] (website)

Willingness-to-Pay and Design of Water Supply and Sanitation Projects: A Good Practice Case Study (ADB, 2006)

Good Practices for Estimating Reliable Willingness-to-Pay Values in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector (ADB, 2007)

Water for the Urban Poor: Water Markets, Household Demand, and Service Preferences in Kenya (World Bank, 2005) − an examination of current water use and unit costs in three Kenyan cities and of the willingness of the unconnected to pay for piped water, yard connections, or an improved water kiosk (standpipe) service.

Domestic water pricing with household surveys: a study of acceptability and willingness to pay in Chongqing, China (World Bank, 2008)

Estimation of willingness-to-pay (WTP) for water and sanitation services through contingent valuation method (CVM) − A case study in Iquitos City, The Republic of Peru (JBICI Review, 2005)

Willingness to Pay for Drinking Water and Sanitation Availability in Indonesia (Working Papers in Economics and Development Studies #200712, University of Indonesia, 2007)

Assessing the Willingness to Pay for Maintained and Improved Water Supplies in Mexico City (University of East Anglia, 2003)
   Willingness-to-pay and design of water supply and sanitation projects: a case study (ADB, 2006)

Factors influencing household willingness to pay (WTP) for drinking water in peri-urban areas:
a case study in the Indian context [Water Policy, 2006]
Quote: "Since more of the population is going to be living in peri-urban areas in the coming years, water supply authorities have to prepare themselves to understand the site-specific factors that are unique to these areas and formulate policies accordingly, rather than following the "rule of thumb" as usual."

The Political Economy of Water Pricing Reforms (World Bank, 2000)

Water, Electricity and the Poor: Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies? (World Bank, 2005)

Household Demand for Improved Sanitation Services : A Case Study of Kumasi, Ghana (World Bank, 1992)

Willingness to Pay for Water in Rural Punjab, Pakistan (World Bank, 1992)

Assessing community preferences for development projects: are willingness-to-pay studies robust to mode effects? (World Development, 2003)