A review of household water demand management and consumption measurement

Household Water Demand Estimation

The measurement of household consumption expenditures

Household-level data on consumer expenditures underpins a wide range of empirical research in modern economics, spanning microand macroeconomics. This research includes work on consumption and saving, on poverty and inequality, and on risk sharing and insurance. We review different ways in which such data can be collected or captured: traditional detailed budget surveys, less onerous survey pro...

Convergence indicators of water crisis management policies: A review study

Background and Aim: Achieving macro goals in countries is always a function of correct policies, which is necessary to create alignment and convergence of responsible agencies through a comprehensive and convergent policy. The water crisis is one of the issues in which the lack of consistent policies can lead to inefficiency of programs and ultimately the loss of opportunities. A prerequisite f...

Estimation of Static and Dynamic Demand Function of Household Water in Qazvin Province and Review of the Rate of Change in Consumer Behavior Over Time

In this research, the demand function of drinkable  water in Qazvin Province was estimated using dynamic and static methods. The required data were collected from the data of the provinces of Qazvin in the time period (1996-2016) and collected by referring to the statistical system of Statistics Center of Iran and the provincial planning and budget organization of Qazvin Province. The explanato...

Household Surveys, Consumption, and the Measurement of Poverty

A Household surveys are playing an increasingly important role in the measurement of poverty and well-being around the world. The Living Standards Measurement Study, which was begun in the World Bank under the guidance of Graham Pyatt in 1979, has played an important role in this movement. Its surveys are widely used within the Bank to measure consumption-based poverty, and survey data a...