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Scale economies, technology and technical change in the water industry: Evidence from the English water only sector
Anna Bottasso,Maurizio Conti +1 more
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In this paper, the authors estimate a variable cost function to analyze cost economies and technical change in the English water only sector over the 1995-2005 period, finding that moderate cost savings from prudent mergers could be expected; in particular, benefits of merging water utilities might be higher in more densely populated urban areas.About:
This article is published in Regional Science and Urban Economics.The article was published on 2009-03-01. It has received 94 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Economies of scale & Technical change.read more
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Quantitative studies of water and sanitation utilities: a benchmarking literature survey
TL;DR: In this article, a literature update of quantitative studies of water and sanitation services (WSS), with an emphasis on tracking the benchmarking literature, is presented, where the authors examine the scale, scope or density economies of utilities in a particular country or region, influence of ownership on efficiency, existence and power of incentives associated with different governance systems (including external regulation), and performance assessment (benchmarking).
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A meta-regression analysis of benchmarking studies on water utilities market structure
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used meta-regression analysis to find diseconomies of scale and scope in water utility benchmarking studies developed worldwide, focusing on scale and scale economies.
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A review of frontier approaches to efficiency and productivity measurement in urban water utilities
TL;DR: A survey of frontier efficiency and productivity measurement in urban water utilities in Australia, the UK, Spain, the US, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Malaysia and Slovenia can be found in this paper.
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Productivity change in the water industry in England and Wales: application of the meta-Malmquist Index
TL;DR: The paper throws light on the performance of UK water companies and assesses the potential impact of regulation on their performance and demonstrates the use of circular meta-Malmquist indices in a comparative context not only across companies but also within company across time.
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Scale and Scope Economies and the Efficient Vertical and Horizontal Configuration of the Water Industry: A Survey of the Literature
TL;DR: In this article, the authors survey the literature on scale and scope economies in the water and sewerage industry and find that there is considerable evidence for the existence of vertical scope economies between upstream water production and distribution.
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What to do (and not to do) with time-series cross-section data
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