Regulatory Agencies : Impact on Firm Performance and Social Welfare

Regulatory Agencies : Impact on Firm Performance and Social Welfare

The authors explore the relation between the establishment of a regulatory agency and the performance of the electricity sector. The authors exploit a unique dataset comprising firm-level information on a representative sample of 220 electric utili...

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Main Authors: Estache, Antonio, Rossi, Martin A.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ALTERNATIVE SPECIFICATIONS
APPROACH
AVERAGE TARIFFS
COST RECOVERY
COUNTRY RISK
DEBT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SECTOR
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY GENERATION SECTOR
ELECTRICITY SECTOR
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPIRICAL STUDIES ON PRIVATIZATION
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY ECONOMICS
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY SECTOR
ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
FIRM PERFORMANCE
HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION
IMPACT OF PRIVATIZATION
INDEPENDENT REGULATOR
INDEPENDENT REGULATORS
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY
INFRASTRUCTURE CONCESSIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES
INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR
INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LATIN AMERICAN
MARKET MECHANISM
MONOPOLY
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
NETWORK LOSSES
OUTPUT
OUTPUTS
OWNERSHIP STATUS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC
POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
POLITICAL INTERFERENCE
POWER DISTRIBUTION
PRIVATE FIRM
PRIVATE FIRMS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVOLVEMENT
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATISATION
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY
PROFIT MAXIMIZING
PUBLIC OPERATORS
REGULATORY AGENCIES
REGULATORY AGENCY
REGULATORY REFORM
REGULATORY REFORMS
REGULATORY REGIME
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE STANDARDS
SOCIAL WELFARE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TRANSFORMERS
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSLOG
TRANSLOG FUNCTION
WATER DISTRIBUTION
YARDSTICK COMPETITION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/8992718/regulatory-agencies-impact-firm-performance-social-welfare
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6373

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/8992718/regulatory-agencies-impact-firm-performance-social-welfare
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6373

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