| ID | 175352 |
| Title Proper | Determinants of Households’ Budget Allocation to Water Consumption |
| Other Title Information | Evidence from Urban Pakistan |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Yousaf, Hazrat ; Ahmed, Parvez ; Ali, Syed Ammad |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Per capita availability of water is a serious challenge for Pakistan, like other countries. The objectives of this study are to investigate the different sources of water supply use by Pakistan’s urban households, their willingness to pay and modelling the determinants of the households’ budget allocation for water consumption. The study employed Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) 2015–2016 data set, which revealed that more than 60 per cent of households rely on piped water. The result of the variable filtration plant shows that urban households take less care of their health because the tendency of filtered water use is low. The regression result shows negative effect of per capita income, and positive effect of square of per capita income reflects that measures to accelerate income will help to increase budget allocation for water supply at the households’ level. The findings call for accelerating the water filtration plants, water availability in tap and higher incomes while controlling the population size and shared common washroom can help to save water in the case of urban Pakistan. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia Economic Journal Vol. 21, No.2; Sep 2020: p.281-294 |
| Journal Source | South Asia Economic Journal 2020-12 21, 2 |
| Key Words | Pakistan ; urban ; Budget Allocation ; Water Consumption |