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2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

An Integrated Econometric Assessment of Water Resources Management: Efficiency & Equity

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 25740064
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Environmental policy and social systems
Research InstitutionUniversity of Niigata Prefecture

Principal Investigator

LI JIA  新潟県立大学, 国際地域学部, 講師 (00554362)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
KeywordsEconometric analysis / Environmental policy / China
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aims to propose an integrated framework to assess policy options of water resources management in terms of two pillars: economic efficiency and social equity. Combining the analytical results based on both statistical data of water consumption of each environmental/socioeconomic sector and household survey data in Zhangye City, northwestern China, we found that, recent policy changes including the adoption of economic/market-oriented instruments did contribute to a more efficient water use, however, this has been achieved with a trade-off of decreasing levels of system resilience. In addition, local residents' water demand appeared to be inelastic to the changes of water price.

Free Research Field

開発経済学

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Published: 2016-06-03  

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