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Are Frontier Effiency Methods Adequate to Compare the Effiency of Water Utilities for Regulatory Purposes?

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dc.contributor.author Estruch-Juan, Elvira es_ES
dc.contributor.author Cabrera Rochera, Enrique es_ES
dc.contributor.author Molinos-Senante, María es_ES
dc.contributor.author Maziotis, Alexandros es_ES
dc.date.accessioned 2021-06-12T03:32:45Z
dc.date.available 2021-06-12T03:32:45Z
dc.date.issued 2020-04 es_ES
dc.identifier.issn 2073-4441 es_ES
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10251/167837
dc.description.abstract [EN] Frontier efficiency methods have been recurrently used in the water sector to assess the performance of water utilities. These methods are also used for yardstick regulation, with greater efficiency being sought by creating competition between the utilities, which can have an impact on decision-making processes, such as tariff setting. This study analyzes the adequacy and limitations of these methods for regulatory purposes, particularly how they deal with data uncertainty and their capacity to manage large number of variables. In order to achieve this, two representative methods¿a nonparametric technique (data envelopment analysis) and an econometric one (stochastic frontier analysis)¿are applied to an audited sample of 194 water utilities. Results will show that the results from the methods may not be considered conclusive in the water sector and their application should be carried out with considerable reservations. es_ES
dc.language Inglés es_ES
dc.publisher MDPI AG es_ES
dc.relation.ispartof Water es_ES
dc.rights Reconocimiento (by) es_ES
dc.subject Regulation of water services es_ES
dc.subject Frontier efficiency methods es_ES
dc.subject Performance assessment es_ES
dc.subject Data envelopment analysis es_ES
dc.subject Stochastic frontier analysis es_ES
dc.subject Effciency of water services es_ES
dc.subject Yardstick regulation es_ES
dc.subject.classification INGENIERIA HIDRAULICA es_ES
dc.subject.classification MECANICA DE FLUIDOS es_ES
dc.title Are Frontier Effiency Methods Adequate to Compare the Effiency of Water Utilities for Regulatory Purposes? es_ES
dc.type Artículo es_ES
dc.identifier.doi 10.3390/w12041046 es_ES
dc.rights.accessRights Abierto es_ES
dc.contributor.affiliation Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Medio Ambiente - Departament d'Enginyeria Hidràulica i Medi Ambient es_ES
dc.description.bibliographicCitation Estruch-Juan, E.; Cabrera Rochera, E.; Molinos-Senante, M.; Maziotis, A. (2020). Are Frontier Effiency Methods Adequate to Compare the Effiency of Water Utilities for Regulatory Purposes?. Water. 12(4):1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12041046 es_ES
dc.description.accrualMethod S es_ES
dc.relation.publisherversion https://doi.org/10.3390/w12041046 es_ES
dc.description.upvformatpinicio 1 es_ES
dc.description.upvformatpfin 16 es_ES
dc.type.version info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion es_ES
dc.description.volume 12 es_ES
dc.description.issue 4 es_ES
dc.relation.pasarela S\407313 es_ES
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dc.subject.ods 06.- Garantizar la disponibilidad y la gestión sostenible del agua y el saneamiento para todos es_ES


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