Monopoly Power and Distribution in Fragmented Markets : The Case of Groundwater

Monopoly Power and Distribution in Fragmented Markets : The Case of Groundwater

Using data from Pakistan's Punjab, the authors examine monopoly power in the market for groundwater - irrigation water extracted using private tubewells - a market characterized by barriers to entry and spatial fragmentation. Simple theory pre...

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Main Authors: Jacoby, Hanan G., Murgai, Rinku, Rehman, Saeed Ur
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
BORE HOLE
CANAL CLOSURE
CANAL IRRIGATION
CANAL WATER
CANALS
CHANNEL
CHANNELS
CONVEYING
CROP YIELDS
CULTIVATED AREA
DEMAND FOR WATER
DISCHARGE
DROUGHT
EXPORT
FARMERS
FARMING
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER COSTS
GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION
GROUNDWATER MARKET
GROUNDWATER PRICES
GROUNDWATER PUMPING
GROUNDWATER USE
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION WATER
MONOPOLY POWER
PEAK DEMAND PERIODS
PEAK-LOAD PRICING
PRICE DISCRIMINATION
RAINFALL
RESERVOIRS
RIVERS
SEEPAGE
WATER ALLOCATION
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER DELIVERIES
WATER DEMAND
WATER FLOW
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER MARKETS
WATER QUALITY
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER VOLUME
WATERCOURSES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1490132/monopoly-power-distribution-fragmented-markets-case-groundwater
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19602

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1490132/monopoly-power-distribution-fragmented-markets-case-groundwater
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19602

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