Overview

This book explores the important role that economic performance measurement is playing in the regulation of network utilities in many countries today. The contributors to the book - researchers from academia, regulatory agencies and consulting firms - address the use of efficiency measures in price regulation and in assessing the effects of past regulatory reforms. Industries examined include electricity supply, water supply, telecommunications and airlines, across a range of countries including the USA, UK, Norway, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand.Performance Measurement and Regulation of Network Utilities is unique in that, unlike many other books in this area, it is devoted to the use of performance measurement in these regulatory settings. It is a timely contribution to the literature, given that performance measurement is an integral part of the new incentive regulation methods which have been adopted by many regulatory agencies around the world. Academics specialising in regulation and performance measurement and students of regulatory economics courses, organization studies and public sector economics will all find this book of great interest. It will also appeal to regulators, regulatory consultants and regulatory sections of major utilities.

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Author:   Tim Coelli ,  Denis Lawrence
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9781845423179

ISBN 10:   1845423178
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   21 December 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Editors’ Introduction Tim Coelli and Denis Lawrence 2. The Role of the Policy Framework for the Effectiveness of Benchmarking in Regulatory Proceedings Phil Burns, Cloda Jenkins, Misja Mikkers and Christoph Riechmann 3. Performance Measurement in the Australian Water Supply Industry: A Preliminary Analysis Tim Coelli and Shannon Walding 4. Telecommunications Productivity Measurement for a Regulated Monopoly in an Era of Major Network Expansion Russel Cooper and Gary Madden 5. Productivity and Regulatory Reform of Norwegian Electricity Distribution Utilities Dag Fjeld Edvardsen, Finn R. Førsund, Wiljar Hansen, Sverre A.C. Kittelsen and Thor Neurauter 6. Infrastructure Reform in Developing Economies: Evidence from a Survey of Economic Performance Measures Antonio Estache, Sergio Perelman and Lourdes Trujillo 7. Market Structure, Regulation and Performance in the Airline Industry: Lessons from a Potential Alliance John Fallon 8. Regulating Electricity Networks: The ABC of Setting X in New Zealand Denis Lawrence and Erwin Diewert 9. A Shadow Cost Function Model of the US Water Industry Incorporating Water Quality and Ownership Effects Roberto Mosheim 10. Regulatory Reform and Economic Performance in US Electricity Generation Supawat Rungsuriyawiboon and Tim Coelli 11. Assessing the Performance of Water Operations in the English and Welsh Water Industry: A Lesson in the Implications of Inappropriately Assuming a Common Frontier David S. Saal and David Parker 12. Efficiency Analysis for Incentive Regulation Thomas Weyman-Jones, Julia Boucinha, Celia Godinho, Catarina Feteira Inacio, Pedro Martins and Jon Latore Index

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Edited by Tim Coelli, Centre for Efficiency and Productivity Analysis School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia and the late Denis Lawrence, formerly Economic Insights, Australia

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