Economic Policies for Efficient Water Use in Thailand

Authors

  • Laemthai Phuwanich 167 Saimai road, Kweang Saimai, Saimai District, Bangkok 10220, Thailand
  • Ruangrai Tokrisna Department of Agricultural Economics and Resource, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

Keywords:

water use, demand side management, efficiency, computable general equilibrium (CGE), social accounting matrix (SAM)

Abstract

     A Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model was employed to investigate the economy-wide of the set of policies for Efficient Water Use in Thailand. The set of Policies composed of 2 sub-policies: collection of fee from irrigation users and adjustment of pipe water prices. The results indicated that the set of policies of demand side management was more efficient than the supply side policies. The demand side policy could decrease water use; furthermore, it could increase agricultural price, improve welfare of agricultural households and economic growth.

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Published

31-12-2007

How to Cite

Phuwanich, L., & Tokrisna, R. (2007). Economic Policies for Efficient Water Use in Thailand. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, 28(3), 367–376. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/kjss/article/view/246464

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 3 (2007): September - December

Section

Research articles

License

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/