Economies of Density, Scale and Scope in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector: A Study of Four Developing and Transition Economies

Using panel data, we estimate measures of density, scale and scope economies in four countries that differ substantially in their levels of economic development and in their piped water and sewerage coverage: Brazil, Moldova, Romania and Vietnam. We find evidence of economies of scale in Moldova, Ro...

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Main Authors:	Nauges, Celine, van den Berg, Caroline
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Gas Utilities Pipelines Water Utilities L950 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Natural Resources Environment P280 Air Pollution Water Pollution Noise Hazardous Waste Solid Waste Recycling Q530
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4803

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spellingShingle	Gas Utilities Pipelines Water Utilities L950 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Natural Resources Energy Environment P280 Air Pollution Water Pollution Noise Hazardous Waste Solid Waste Recycling Q530 Nauges, Celine van den Berg, Caroline Economies of Density, Scale and Scope in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector: A Study of Four Developing and Transition Economies
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description	Using panel data, we estimate measures of density, scale and scope economies in four countries that differ substantially in their levels of economic development and in their piped water and sewerage coverage: Brazil, Moldova, Romania and Vietnam. We find evidence of economies of scale in Moldova, Romania and Vietnam. In Brazil, we cannot reject the null hypothesis of constant returns to scale. The results of this study show that the cost structure of water and sewerage utilities varies significantly within and between countries and over time.
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author	Nauges, Celine van den Berg, Caroline
author_facet	Nauges, Celine van den Berg, Caroline
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title	Economies of Density, Scale and Scope in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector: A Study of Four Developing and Transition Economies
title_short	Economies of Density, Scale and Scope in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector: A Study of Four Developing and Transition Economies
title_full	Economies of Density, Scale and Scope in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector: A Study of Four Developing and Transition Economies
title_fullStr	Economies of Density, Scale and Scope in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector: A Study of Four Developing and Transition Economies
title_full_unstemmed	Economies of Density, Scale and Scope in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector: A Study of Four Developing and Transition Economies
title_sort	economies of density, scale and scope in the water supply and sewerage sector: a study of four developing and transition economies
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Economies of Density, Scale and Scope in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector: A Study of Four Developing and Transition Economies

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