Willingness to pay for drinking water quality improvement and the influence of social capital

Polyzou, E.; Jones, N.; Evangelinos, K.I. and Halvadakis, C.P. (2011). Willingness to pay for drinking water quality improvement and the influence of social capital. Journal of Socio-Economics, 40(1) pp. 74–80.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2010.06.010

Abstract

Several factors have been identified as determinants of willingness to pay (WTP), including socio-economic and environmental elements. The present article aims to investigate the influence of individual social capital on willingness to pay for environmental goods. In particular, through an empirical study, a multi-dimensional measurement of social capital is conducted and its influence on WTP for water quality improvement is explored. According to the results of the survey it is observed that social capital is a significant explanatory parameter of WTP.

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• Item ORO ID
• 38437
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1053-5357
• Keywords
• willingness to pay; social capital; drinking water quality; protest responses; Greece
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Research Group
• OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC)
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• Nikoleta Jones