Archive pour novembre 2013
Efficiency in the public and private French water utilities: prospects for benchmarking
A. Le Lannier et S. Porcher, 2013 – Efficiency in the public and private French water utilities: prospects for benchmarking Abstract: This article uses a data envelopment analysis (DEA) and a stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) to assess the relative technical efficiency of 177 decision-making units in the French water supply sector in 2009. Water utilities can…
Lire la suiteEfficiency and equity in two-part tariffs: the case of residential water rates
Simon Porcher – Efficiency and equity in two-part tariffs: the case of residential water rates Abstract: As first noticed by Coase (1946), a standard result in utility regulation is that efficiency requires two-part tariffs with marginal prices set to marginal costs and fixed fees equal to each customer’ s share of fixed costs. Residential water customers…
Lire la suiteLa Contribution de l’économie expérimentale à l’analyse de l’efficacité des marchés
C. Staropoli et S. Robin, 2013 Abstract : Les premières expériences de marché réalisées par Vernon Smith [1962] ont mis en évidence l’importance des institutions de marché pour l’efficacité des échanges. Ces institutions organisent la communication d’information entre les acteurs du marché et structurent les incitations individuelles qui motivent l’échange. Elles ont une influence sur la…
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