Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

Working Papers in Economics,
University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

No 113: Using stated preference methods to evaluate the impact of water on health: the case of metropolitan Cairo

Hala Abou-Ali
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Hala Abou-Ali: Department of Economics, School of Economics and Commercial Law, Göteborg University, Postal: Box 640, SE 40530 GÖTEBORG

Abstract: This paper analysis the impact of better water quality on health improvements using two stated preference methods: choice experiments and the contingent valuation method. These methods were administered to a random sample of 1500 households living in metropolitan Cairo, Egypt. The results indicate that households living in Metropolitan Cairo have a positive but rather small willingness to pay for reducing health risks owing to water quality.

Keywords: Choice experiment; Contingent Valuation Method; Health; Water

JEL-codes: C25; I10; Q25

30 pages, October 15, 2003

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