Demanda de agua en hogares urbanos y cambios tarifarios en Bogotá
Standard consumer theory suggests that economic agents respond to changes in prices of goods. However, all agents do not respond as quickly to these changes, for some particular goods, which is the case of drinking water. This article analyzes the correlation between the consumption of water bycontr...
- Autores:
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Gil-Mateus, Edwin Oswaldo
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2011
- Institución:
- Universidad Católica de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- RIUCaC - Repositorio U. Católica
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repository.ucatolica.edu.co:10983/640
- Acceso en línea:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10983/640
- Palabra clave:
- Análisis empírico del consumo
Gestión de la demanda de agua
Agua potable
Empirical analysis of consumption
Water demand management
Drinking wate
Empresa de acueducto y alcantarillado de Bogotá-tarifas
Servicios públicos-Bogotá
Abastecimiento de agua-Bogotá
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Derechos Reservados - Universidad Católica de Colombia, 2011
| Summary: | Standard consumer theory suggests that economic agents respond to changes in prices of goods. However, all agents do not respond as quickly to these changes, for some particular goods, which is the case of drinking water. This article analyzes the correlation between the consumption of water bycontract account for each layer and the base charge component of the tariff, for which we estimate the elasticity of consumption with respect to backwardness of a rate period. This raises the basic variable rate is an effective tool for controlling excessive water consumption in the lower strata -1, 2 and 3-; in the other hand, this is not an effective mechanism in reducing consumption by home, to the upper strata -4, 5 and 6 -. Finally, alternatives are suggested in some literature, aimed at establishing management programs of urban water demand |
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