Cost-reflective pricing: empirical insights into irrigators’ preferences for water tariffs

Cooper, B; Crase, L; Rose, JM

Cost-reflective pricing: empirical insights into irrigators’ preferences for water tariffs

Cooper, B Crase, L Rose, JM

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Citation:: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2018, 62 (2), pp. 256 - 278
Issue Date:: 2018-04-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Cooper, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Crase, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rose, JM	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2018, 62 (2), pp. 256 - 278	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1364-985X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/130209
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 The Authors. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc. Using prices to improve the efficiency with which water resources are allocated is now widely accepted in principle if somewhat difficult to achieve in practice. Whilst there are some technical difficulties associated with full-cost recovery in irrigation, the lack of political will to tackle reform remains a significant impediment. This article reports the results of an empirical investigation into farmers’ preferences for changes to water prices and tariff structures. We conclude that some of the preferences of farmers are conducive to price reform. We also find evidence that public subsidy of infrastructure in irrigation is not always aligned with the preferences of farmers.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/1467-8489.12242	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Agricultural Economics & Policy	en_US
dc.title	Cost-reflective pricing: empirical insights into irrigators’ preferences for water tariffs	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	62	en_US
utslib.for	140201 Agricultural Economics	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - BIDA - Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	62	en_US

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© 2017 The Authors. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc. Using prices to improve the efficiency with which water resources are allocated is now widely accepted in principle if somewhat difficult to achieve in practice. Whilst there are some technical difficulties associated with full-cost recovery in irrigation, the lack of political will to tackle reform remains a significant impediment. This article reports the results of an empirical investigation into farmers’ preferences for changes to water prices and tariff structures. We conclude that some of the preferences of farmers are conducive to price reform. We also find evidence that public subsidy of infrastructure in irrigation is not always aligned with the preferences of farmers.

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