Drivers of Price and Nonprice Water Conservation by Urban and Rural Water Utilities: An Application of Predictive Models to Four Southern States

Boyer, Christopher N.; Adams, Damian C.; Borisova, Tatiana

doi:10.1017/s1074070800000626

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“…In other words, both observable and unobservable factors that determine a farmer's decision to sell directly to consumers also influences the farmer's decision to certify organic. A seemingly unrelated bivariate probit is a suitable model to evaluate the impact of the explanatory variables while accounting for jointly determined decisions (Boyer et al., ). In other words, the bivariate probit is appropriate to address the possible endogeneity between the farmers’ decision to certify and their choice of market channels.…”

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Are local market relationships undermining organic fruit and vegetable certification? A bivariate probit analysis

Torres

Marshall

Alexander

et al. 2016

Agricultural Economics

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This article investigates how an organic fruit and vegetable farmer's choice to use direct-to-consumer market channels impacts his/her decision to be certified organic. First, we model the decision to be certified organic as a conditionally independent decision from the farmer's chosen market channels. Second, we estimate the probability of certifying organic as an endogenously determined marketing decision to the choice of market channels, and use a bivariate probit specification to model this decision. Empirical evidence indicates that the decision to certify is endogenous to the chosen market channels. We show that farmers selling direct to consumers are less likely to certify organic. JEL classifications: C01, Q01, Q13, Q18

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Are local market relationships undermining organic fruit and vegetable certification? A bivariate probit analysis

Torres

Marshall

Alexander

et al. 2016

Agricultural Economics

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“…Water rates in the United States have been increasing considerably, but water management agencies are usually reluctant to increase them as a conservation tool and are much more likely to mandate water usage restrictions or to distribute subsidies to reduce the cost of water saving devices [ Boyer et al ., ].…”

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Water demand management in times of drought: What matters for water conservation

Maggioni

2015

Water Resour. Res.

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Southern California is subject to long droughts and short wet spells. Its water agencies have put in place voluntary, mandatory, and market-based conservation strategies since the 1980s. By analyzing water agencies' data between 2006 and 2010, this research studies whether rebates for water efficient fixtures, water rates, or water ordinances have been effective, and tests whether structural characteristics of water agencies have affected the policy outcome. It finds that mandates to curb outdoor water uses are correlated with reductions in residential per capita water usage, while water rates and subsidies for water saving devices are not. It also confirms that size is a significant policy implementation factor. In a policy perspective, the transition from a water supply to a water demand management-oriented strategy appears guided by mandates and by contextual factors such as the economic cycle and the weather that occur outside the water governance system. Three factors could improve the conservation effort: using prices as a conservation tool, not only as a cost recovering instrument; investing in water efficient tools only when they provide significant water savings; supporting smaller agencies in order to give them opportunities to implement conservation strategies more effectively or to help them consolidate.

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“…Despite this news, there remains a dearth of information on public understanding of water issues and attitudes toward water quantity management and water conservation in humid regions. Understanding the specific conditions and potentially geographically unique public perceptions about water is relevant to developing appropriate management approaches (Boyer, Adams, and Borisova 2014). Further review of the small pool of research that is available on knowledge levels, concern and attitudes about water resources in humid areas will help to establish the basis for this study.…”

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Individualized water source as an indicator of attitudes about water management and conservation in humid regions

Cockerill

Groothuis

Mohr

et al. 2015

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Public perceptions about water quantity and water as a common pool resource are understudied in humid regions. As water demand increases, the need to more closely manage water, even in humid areas, will increase, requiring better understanding how people perceive their water supply, how they view paying for water conservation and how water user characteristics influence attitudes. A survey finds correlations between utilizing an individual water source (e.g. well or spring) and attitudes toward water management and conservation. Compared to respondents with a shared water source, those with an individual source believe they are segregated from regional water concerns. They are less willing to pay for water management or conservation measures and less supportive of any government intervention in water management. These results suggest that planners and water managers may face resistance to conservation policies or any policy based on the idea of water as a common pool resource.

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Drivers of Price and Nonprice Water Conservation by Urban and Rural Water Utilities: An Application of Predictive Models to Four Southern States

Cited by 10 publications

References 53 publications

Are local market relationships undermining organic fruit and vegetable certification? A bivariate probit analysis

Are local market relationships undermining organic fruit and vegetable certification? A bivariate probit analysis

Water demand management in times of drought: What matters for water conservation

Individualized water source as an indicator of attitudes about water management and conservation in humid regions

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