The Impacts of Water Reforms in Rural and Urban China

This book provides a comprehensive examination of three key water reforms in China. By leveraging unique natural experiments and employing state-of-the-art applied microeconometric methods, this book offers robust insights into the causal links between water reforms and economic outcomes in China.

The book covers three major reforms: the rural drinking water program, private sector participation in urban water supply, and the adoption of Increasing Block Tariffs (IBTs) in the urban domestic water sector. It highlights how these reforms have shaped rural children's human capital development, urban water utilities' performance, and urban residents' water demand.

Designed for academics, researchers, and graduate students in economics, environmental policy, and public administration, this book also appeals to policymakers, water sector professionals, and development agencies in developing countries. The content is scholarly and research-oriented, providing valuable insights into water reform policies.

Provides a comprehensive overview of three key water reforms in rural and urban China Evaluates the impacts of the water reforms on both water demand and water supply sides by exploiting natural experiments Causally links water reforms with economic outcomes

Autorentext

Li Li is an Associate Professor at East China Normal University (ECNU) with a Ph.D. in Economics from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Prior to joining ECNU, she worked at the Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, supporting Singapore's Public Utilities Board. Her research focuses on labor economics, resource economics, and development economics. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of Population Economics, and Journal of Econometrics. She is the PI of two projects under the National Natural Science Foundation of China (youth and general).

Inhalt

Introduction.- Rural Drinking Water Program and Child Health.- Rural Drinking Water Program and Adolescent Cognitive Skills.- Private Sector Participation and Performance of County Water Utilities.- Increasing Block Tariffs and Household Water Savings.- Conclusion.