LEADER 04345nam 22007455 450 001 9910647393803321 005 20251009080528.0 010 $a981-19-7489-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-19-7489-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7187089 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7187089 035 $a(CKB)26068918400041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-19-7489-2 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926068918400041 100 $a20230125d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCurrent Issues in Public Utilities and Public Policy $eEmpirical Studies Focusing on Japan /$fedited by Fumitoshi Mizutani, Takuya Urakami, Eri Nakamura 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (358 pages) 225 1 $aKobe University Monograph Series in Social Science Research,$x2524-5058 311 08$aPrint version: Mizutani, Fumitoshi Current Issues in Public Utilities and Public Policy Singapore : Springer,c2023 9789811974885 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction -- An Analysis of the Effect of Demand Response on Electricity Consumption: Assessing Households? Heterogeneous Reaction to Dynamic Pricing -- Estimation of Tap Water Demand in Japan: A Panel Data Analysis -- Economies of Scale and Consolidation Effects in the Japanese Sewerage Industry -- Productivity Measurement and Decomposition of Total Factor Productivity in Japan?s Postal and Parcel Delivery Industry -- Preferential Slot Allocation for LCCs at a Congested Airport, and Airfare: The Case of Haneda Airport in Tokyo -- The Impact of Airport Concession on Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Major Airports in Japan. 330 $aThis book is novel in that it reveals significant issues of economics, management and business fields currently observed in network industries such as public utilities and transportation, and provides empirical evidence of their mechanisms and policy implications from various perspectives. This is a holistic collection of literature on public utilities economics and management, since the industries discussed include a wide range such as electricity, water supply, sewerage, transport, and postal service, which compound social infrastructure as public benefit service, and the issues examined contain not only economics topics such as cost, efficiency, and productivity, but also management topics such as governance, strategy and organizational restructuring. The book also investigates general private companies to derive future implications for policy and governance of public utilities, and covers multiple countries such as Japan, the US, and Vietnam. It demonstrates various empirical approaches and methodologies for public utility analysis through 17 chapters by experts in each field, which contributes to further cultivation of empirical studies in public utilities. 410 0$aKobe University Monograph Series in Social Science Research,$x2524-5058 606 $aUrban economics 606 $aIndustrial policy 606 $aPublic administration 606 $aTransportation 606 $aEconomic policy 606 $aMicroeconomics 606 $aUrban Economics 606 $aRegulation and Industrial Policy 606 $aPublic Sector Studies 606 $aTransportation Economics 606 $aEconomic Policy 606 $aMarket Structure and Economic Design 615 0$aUrban economics. 615 0$aIndustrial policy. 615 0$aPublic administration. 615 0$aTransportation. 615 0$aEconomic policy. 615 0$aMicroeconomics. 615 14$aUrban Economics. 615 24$aRegulation and Industrial Policy. 615 24$aPublic Sector Studies. 615 24$aTransportation Economics. 615 24$aEconomic Policy. 615 24$aMarket Structure and Economic Design. 676 $a363.6 702 $aMizutani$b Fumitoshi$f1957- 702 $aUrakami$b Takuya 702 $aNakamura$b Eri 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910647393803321 996 $aCurrent Issues in Public Utilities and Public Policy$93010133 997 $aUNINA