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Rationing in an urban water market

Project Active from 30 Sep 2025 to 25 Sep 2026 Energy and Sustainable Growth

This study examines why non-price rationing persists in Amman’s intermittent water supply system and estimates its welfare costs using household-level administrative data. It finds that low-income households are constrained by storage capacity rather than supply, suggesting targeted storage subsidies may improve equity and efficiency.

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Jonathan Leape

Executive Director, IGC and Associate Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

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