Bibliographies:

Reading List on Economics of Water Resources, and Additional Readings on Economics of Water Resources, compiled by W. Michael Hanemann, University of California at Berkeley

References on Water Markets by Terry Anderson, Montana State University
 

Additional Readings on Water Markets:

Anderson, Terry L. and Donald R. Leal, "Going with the Flow:  Expanding Water Markets," excerpted from book Free Market Environmentalism, forthcoming.

Colby, Bonnie, "Transaction Costs and Efficiency in Western Water Allocation," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1990.

Easter, K. William and Robert Hearne, "Water Markets and Decentralized Water Resources Management," Staff Paper P94-24, Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, December, 1994.  [Focuses on developing country settings.]

Howe, Charles W., Dennis R. Schurmeier, and W. Douglas Shaw. "Innovative Approaches to Water Allocation: The
Potential for Water Markets," Water Resources Research, April, 1986.

Landry, Clay J. Saving Our Streams Through Water Markets: A Practical Guide.  Pamphlet, Political Economy Research Center, Montana State University.  1998. [Includes state-by-state review of markets in U.S.]

Malchow, Doug. "A Review of California Water Transfers." Environs (UC Davis Law School) May 1992, 51-59.

Saliba, Bonnie C. "Do Water Markets Work?" Water Resources Research, July, 1987.

Saliba, Bonnie C. and David B. Bush.  Water Markets in Theory and Practice:  Market Transfers, Water Values, and Public Policy.  Boulder:  Westview Press.  1987.  (273 p.)

Vaux, H. J. and Richard E. Howitt. "Managing Water Scarcity: An Evaluation of Interregional Transfers," Water
Resources Research, July, 1984.

Wahl, Richard W. and Robert K. Davis. "Satisfying Southern California's Thirst for Water: Efficient Alternatives," in
Kenneth D. Frederick, ed., Scarce Water and Institutional Change (Washington, D. C.: Resources for the Future, Inc.,
1986).

Yoskowitz, David W.  "Spot Market for Water along the Texas Rio Grande:  Opportunities for Water Management," Natural Resources Journal (Univ. of New Mexico Law School) 39, Spring 1999.

Young, Robert A. "Why Are There so Few Transactions Among Water Users," American Journal of Agricultural
Economics, December, 1986.
 

Additional Readings on Water Resources:

Reisner, Marc. Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water, Viking Books, 1986 (paperback).