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Policy Nook — Policy Note: Benefit Cost Analysis of Water Investments in the Anthropocene

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Introduction

Water management is becoming increasingly challenging. The core problem in many locations is an old one: water scarcity will increase as demand rises due to population and economic growth. Conditions in the modern Anthropocene — higher temperatures, continental drying, higher evaporation, and non-stationary hydrology — will add complexity.

Policy Design, Water

Business owners in Tanzania are willing to pay more for an improved electricity supply

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Topic:  Stated Preferences with Survey Consequentiality and Outcome Uncertainty: A Split Sample Discrete Choice Experiment

Research questions: How much are Tanzanian business enterprises willing to pay (WTP) for a better quality of electricity supply?

Key Messages

  • Business enterprises strongly value an improved electricity supply, urging policymakers and utilities to minimize power outages and revise tariffs accordingly.