Regulatory Governance and Sector Performance : Methodology and Evaluation for Electricity Distribution in Latin America

This paper contributes to the literature that explores the link between regulatory governance and sector performance. The paper develops an index of regulatory governance and estimates its impact on sector performance, showing that indeed regulatio...

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Main Authors:	Andres, Luis, Guasch, José Luis, Lopez Azumendi, Sebastián
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AUDITING AUDITS AUTHORITY AUTONOMOUS MANAGEMENT AVERAGE LEVEL BENCHMARKING CENTRAL BANKS CITIZENS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS CONSUMER WELFARE CORPORATE PERFORMANCE COST STRUCTURE CROSS COUNTRY DATA DATA COLLECTION DECISION MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING PROCESS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCLOSURE ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES ELECTRICITY COMPANIES ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SECTOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY MARKET ELECTRICITY MARKETS ELECTRICITY REGULATION ELECTRICITY REGULATORS ELECTRICITY SECTOR EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENERGY LOSSES ENERGY REGULATORS EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL STRENGTH FIRM PERFORMANCE FORMAL REGULATION GENERATION CAPACITY GOOD GOVERNANCE GOOD REGULATORY GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE DATA GOVERNANCE INDEX GOVERNANCE INDEXES GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE VARIABLES GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES GOVERNMENT BUDGET IMPACT OF REGULATION INDEPENDENT REGULATOR INDEPENDENT REGULATORS INDEPENDENT REGULATORY INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INSTITUTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS JUDICIARY LABOR COSTS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LATIN AMERICAN LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS LIBERALIZATION MANAGERIAL AUTONOMY MEASURING GOVERNANCE MONOPOLIES NATIONAL REGULATORS NATURAL GAS ORGANIZATIONAL AUTONOMY OUTPUT OUTPUTS OUTSOURCING PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT PARTICULAR COUNTRY PERFORMANCE DATA PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POLICY CREDIBILITY POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POWER SECTOR REFORM PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRIVATIZATIONS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY REGULATION QUALITY STANDARDS RATE OF RETURN REGULATED INDUSTRIES REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REGULATORY AUTONOMY REGULATORY COMPETENCIES REGULATORY DECISIONS REGULATORY ECONOMICS REGULATORY EFFECTIVENESS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY GOVERNANCE REGULATORY GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS REGULATORY INDEPENDENCE REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS REGULATORY POLICIES REGULATORY POLICY REGULATORY POWERS REGULATORY PROCESS REGULATORY PROCESSES REGULATORY QUALITY REGULATORY REFORMS REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES REGULATORY SYSTEM REGULATORY SYSTEMS REGULATORY TOOLS RESIDENTIAL TARIFFS SERVICE QUALITY STATE REGULATORY STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARIFF REGULATION TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO UTILITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8969725/regulatory-governance-sector-performance-methodology-evaluation-electricity-distribution-latin-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6390

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8969725/regulatory-governance-sector-performance-methodology-evaluation-electricity-distribution-latin-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6390

Regulatory Governance and Sector Performance : Methodology and Evaluation for Electricity Distribution in Latin America

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