کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
999241 1481676 2012 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A meta-regression analysis of benchmarking studies on water utilities market structure
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی (عمومی)
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A meta-regression analysis of benchmarking studies on water utilities market structure
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper updates the literature on water utility benchmarking studies developed worldwide, focusing on scale and scope economies. Using meta-regression analysis, the study investigates which variables from published studies influence these economies. Our analysis yields several conclusions. The results indicate that there is a higher probability of finding diseconomies of scale and scope in large utilities; however, only the results for scale economies are significant. Diseconomies of scale and scope are more likely to be found in publicly-owned utilities than when the ownership is private; as would be expected, multi-utilities are more likely to have scale and scope economies.


► This paper investigates variables that influence scale and scope economies in water utilities.
► A meta-regression analysis was applied to studies developed worldwide.
► We concluded that there is a higher probability of finding diseconomies in large utilities.
► Scale and scope diseconomies are more likely to be found in publicly-owned utilities.
► We also found that multi-utilities are more likely to have scale and scope economies.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Utilities Policy - Volume 21, June 2012, Pages 40–49
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