Editorial — Cost-Benefit Analysis to Inform Water Policy Debate

Water Economics and PolicyOnline Ready No AccessEditorial — Cost-Benefit Analysis to Inform Water Policy DebateNir Becker and Frank A. WardNir BeckerDepartment of Economics and Management, Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee, 1220800, IsraelCorresponding author. and Frank A. WardDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, Water Science and Management Program, New Mexico State University, 1780 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USAhttps://doi.org/10.1142/S2382624X23020022Cited by:0 Next AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail View article References Arborea, S, G Giannoccaro, BC De Gennaro, V Iacobellis and AF Piccinni [2017] Cost–benefit analysis of wastewater reuse in Puglia, Southern Italy. Water, 9, 175. 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