Water Demand Under Alternative Price Structures

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Date

Sept. 1, 2007

Authors

Sheila M. Olmstead, W. Michael Hanemann, and Robert Stavins

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Journal Article

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1 minute

Topics

Water Resources

Authors

Sheila M. Olmstead

University Fellow

Sheila Olmstead is a university fellow at RFF. Her recent research projects focus on adaptation to the water resource implications of climate change, economic valuation of reductions in nutrient pollution in urban coastal areas, and more.

W. Michael Hanemann

University Fellow

W. Michael Hanemann is a university fellow at RFF. He is currently a Chancellor's professor and professor of environmental and resource economics in the Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics.

Robert N. Stavins

Co-Vice Chair, RFF Board of Directors; University Fellow; Professor, Harvard University

Robert Stavins is a university fellow at RFF and the Co-Vice Chair of the RFF Board of Directors. His research focuses on diverse areas of environmental economics and policy.

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