Silvia Pazzi
The cost efficiency of water utilities: when does public ownership matter?
Pazzi, Silvia; Tortosa-ausina, Emili; Duygun, Meryem; Zambelli, Simona
Authors
Emili Tortosa-ausina
MERYEM DUYGUN Meryem.Duygun@nottingham.ac.uk
Aviva Chair in Risk and Insurance
Simona Zambelli
Abstract
This study explores the impact of different ownership types on the efficiency of water utilities. Theories and evidence have shown a puzzling relationship between ownership and performance. Moreover, relatively recent contributions (Andrews et al. 2011) have argued that this relationship can be further convoluted by the effect of organisational and environmental variables. The current study aims to contribute to this literature by providing some empirical evidence for Italy, by proposing a methodology that combines non-parametric efficiency estimation and cluster analysis. Our main findings indicate that privately owned utilities indirectly controlled by a public organisation reach the highest level of efficiency but, when size and geographical location enter the analysis, ownership has a stronger significant effect on efficiency, and mixed utilities gain higher cost efficiency. Therefore, we may conclude that administrative reforms about privatisation and the institutional setting should consider a set of variables that characterise each individual organisation.
Citation
Pazzi, S., Tortosa-ausina, E., Duygun, M., & Zambelli, S. (2016). The cost efficiency of water utilities: when does public ownership matter?. Local Government Studies, 42(6), 980-1003. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2016.1207630
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 16, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 19, 2016 |
Publication Date | Aug 19, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Mar 16, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 16, 2017 |
Journal | Local Government Studies |
Print ISSN | 0300-3930 |
Electronic ISSN | 1743-9388 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 42 |
Issue | 6 |
Pages | 980-1003 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2016.1207630 |
Keywords | efficiency, geographical location, ownership, size, water utilities |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/805096 |
Publisher URL | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2016.1207630 |
Additional Information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Local Government Studies on 19 Aug 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03003930.2016.1207630 |
Contract Date | Mar 16, 2017 |
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