Comparing price and nonprice approaches to urban water conservation

Comparing price and nonprice approaches to urban water conservation

[1] Urban water conservation is typically achieved through prescriptive regulations, including the rationing of water for particular uses and requirements for the installation of particular technologies. A significant shift has occurred in pollution control regulations toward market-based policies in recent decades. We offer an analysis of the relative merits of market-based and prescriptive ap...

Nonprice incentives and energy conservation.

In the electricity sector, energy conservation through technological and behavioral change is estimated to have a savings potential of 123 million metric tons of carbon per year, which represents 20% of US household direct emissions in the United States. In this article, we investigate the effectiveness of nonprice information strategies to motivate conservation behavior. We introduce environme...

Coordinating Channels Under Price and Nonprice Competition

This paper analyzes how manufacturers should coordinate distribution channels when retailers compete in price as well as important nonprice factors such as the provision of product information, free repair, faster check-out, or after-sales service. Differentiation among retailers in price and nonprice service factors is a central feature of markets ranging from automobiles and appliances to gas...

Designing Nonlinear Price Schedules for Urban Water Utilities to Balance Revenue and Conservation Goals* by

Understanding Price Controls and Nonprice Competition with Matching Theory

Price controls are one of the most common forms of market intervention by regulatory authorities. Price setting was a central duty of the Civil Aeronautics Board until the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. The Dairy Price Support Program sets a minimum price for milk and other dairy products in the United States. Price caps for pharmaceutical drugs are a pervasive form of government interventio...