A Behavioral Approach to Water Conservation : Evidence from Costa Rica

This paper presents the design a set of three simple and replicable behavioral interventions, which use stickers that can be added to water bills at low cost, and test their impact on water consumption in Belen, Costa Rica, using a randomized contr...

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Main Authors:	Datta, Saugato, Miranda, Juan José, Zoratto, Laura, Calvo-Gonzalez, Oscar, Darlingm, Matthew, Lorenzana, Karina
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	WATERING WATER SUPPLIES USE OF WATER PRICE OF WATER HAND WASHING PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND WATER CRISIS MONTHLY WATER BILL WATER USAGE WATER CONSUMERS COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY PROGRAMS URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT WATER METERS WATER SUPPLY DOMESTIC WATER FIXED CHARGES URBAN WATER WATER SHORTAGES GLOBAL WATER CRISIS HOUSEHOLD WATER WASHING HIGH WATER CONSUMPTION WATER BOARD TOWNS BASIC SANITATION WATER CONSUMPTION WATER RESOURCES ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION MUNICIPALITIES WATER SYSTEM WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER MANAGEMENT CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AVERAGE WATER CONSUMPTION WATER BILL WATER PRICING HIGH WATER POPULATION GROWTH WATER USE WATER MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS SCIENCES WATER GOVERNANCE WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER USE PATTERNS SERVICE PROVISION POTABLE WATER WATER SCARCITY RESEARCH PRICE ELASTICITY PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION BILLING SMALL TOWN URBAN DWELLERS MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY POTABLE WATER SYSTEM MUNICIPAL UTILITIES CHARGES – FOR WATER WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WASTEWATER FRESHWATER RESOURCES LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FRESH WATER MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENTS CLIMATE CHANGE DEMAND FOR WATER UTILITIES WATER DEMAND LARGE CITIES SYSTEMS WATER ASSESSMENT COMMUNITY WATER URBAN AREAS WATER PRODUCTION CONSUMERS SANITATION SECTOR CUBIC METERS MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT POWER UTILITY WATER DEFICIT CUBIC METERS OF WATER BROAD RANGE TOWN WATER UTILITIES WATER SOURCES HOUSEHOLD WATER USE SANITATION SERVICES WATER RATIONING DRINKING WATER STATISTICS GROUNDWATER HOUSEHOLDS METERS WATER SAVINGS CONSERVATION WATER SITUATION HOUSEHOLD WATER CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER WATER SERVICE DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION DEMAND MANAGEMENT WATER DEPARTMENTS WATER BILLS WATER DEPARTMENT WATER RATES WATER CONSERVATION MUNICIPAL WATER
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24577782/behavioral-approach-water-conservation-evidence-costa-rica http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22156

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22156

A Behavioral Approach to Water Conservation : Evidence from Costa Rica

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