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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820867303321

Titolo

A primer on efficiency measurement for utilities and transport regulators / / Tim Coelli ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2003

ISBN

1-280-08593-2

9786610085934

0-585-46932-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 134 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm

Collana

WBI development studies

Altri autori (Persone)

CoelliTim

Disciplina

363.6/068/5

Soggetti

Infrastructure (Economics) - Government policy

Infrastructure (Economics) - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-1130) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword v -- About the Authors vii -- Acknowledgments ix -- Abbreviations and Acronyms xi -- 1. Introduction 1 -- 2. Why Should Regulators Be Interested in Efficiency? 5 -- 3. Some TFP Measurement and Decomposition Methods 25 -- 4. An Empirical Example 55 -- 5. Performance Measurement Issues in Regulation 75 -- 6. Dealing with Data Concerns in Practice 83 -- 7. Choice of Methodology 99 -- 8. Concluding Comments 105 -- Appendix: Capital Measurement 109 -- References 123 -- Index 131.