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| dc.title | Expansion of Piped Water and Sewer Networks: The Effects of Regulation |
| dc.contributor.author | Tojal Ramos Dos Santos, Carolina |
| dc.contributor.author | Morais Guidetti, Bruna |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Department of Research and Chief Economist |
| dc.coverage | Brazil |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-23T00:07:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2025-07-23T00:07:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper investigates strategies to expand piped water and sewer through private providers. Using billing data from a major provider in Brazil and a structural model of consumer sanitation demand and service expansion, we assess the viability of connection targets and the welfare effects of connection subsidies and price incentives. We find that universal connection targets are largely unfeasible due to low sewer take-up. Combining connection subsidies with higher sewer prices boosts expansion and adoption but requires government funding. Charging consumers upon sewer availability is self-sustaining and promotes adoption and expansion, but it shifts costs to households. |
| dc.format.extent | 65 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013622 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Expansion-of-Piped-Water-and-Sewer-Networks-The-Efects-of-Regulation.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Water and Sanitation |
| dc.subject | Sanitation Service |
| dc.subject | Small Business |
| dc.subject | Water Use |
| dc.subject | Drinking Water |
| dc.subject | Concessions |
| dc.subject | Municipal Government |
| dc.subject | Water Consumption |
| dc.subject | Regulation |
| dc.subject | Subsidy |
| dc.subject | Rating |
| dc.subject.jelcode | L95 - Gas Utilities • Pipelines • Water Utilities |
| dc.subject.jelcode | Q25 - Water |
| dc.subject.jelcode | L51 - Economics of Regulation |
| dc.type | Working Papers |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | IDB-WP-01734 |
| idb.operation | RG-K1415 |