Technical efficiency in Chile's water and sanitation providers

Autores
Ferro, Gustavo Adolfo; Mercadier, Augusto C.
Año de publicación
2016
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Chile achieved universal levels of coverage in water, sewerage and wastewater treatment in urban areas. The providers show complete cost recovery, universal metering and diminishing consumption. But investments in Non-Revenue Water control have been deemed insufficient. We explore the sector's comparative technical efficiency, in recent years, and address new challenges related to Non-Revenue Water reduction. We find that a 10 percent reduction in Non-Revenue Water implies a 2.6 percent increase in the input vector. Regulators can induce providers to invest more by recognizing the increased costs, and influence efficiency gains sharing with clients, including automatic coefficients in the rate formula.
Fil: Ferro, Gustavo Adolfo. Universidad del Cema. Departamento de Economía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Mercadier, Augusto C.. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas; Argentina
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Efficiency
Water and Sanitation
Regulation
Chile
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Technical efficiency in Chile's water and sanitation providers
title Technical efficiency in Chile's water and sanitation providers
spellingShingle Technical efficiency in Chile's water and sanitation providers
Ferro, Gustavo Adolfo
Efficiency
Water and Sanitation
Regulation
Chile
title_short Technical efficiency in Chile's water and sanitation providers
title_full Technical efficiency in Chile's water and sanitation providers
title_fullStr Technical efficiency in Chile's water and sanitation providers
title_full_unstemmed Technical efficiency in Chile's water and sanitation providers
title_sort Technical efficiency in Chile's water and sanitation providers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ferro, Gustavo Adolfo
Mercadier, Augusto C.
author Ferro, Gustavo Adolfo
author_facet Ferro, Gustavo Adolfo
Mercadier, Augusto C.
author_role author
author2 Mercadier, Augusto C.
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Efficiency
Water and Sanitation
Regulation
Chile
topic Efficiency
Water and Sanitation
Regulation
Chile
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Chile achieved universal levels of coverage in water, sewerage and wastewater treatment in urban areas. The providers show complete cost recovery, universal metering and diminishing consumption. But investments in Non-Revenue Water control have been deemed insufficient. We explore the sector's comparative technical efficiency, in recent years, and address new challenges related to Non-Revenue Water reduction. We find that a 10 percent reduction in Non-Revenue Water implies a 2.6 percent increase in the input vector. Regulators can induce providers to invest more by recognizing the increased costs, and influence efficiency gains sharing with clients, including automatic coefficients in the rate formula.
Fil: Ferro, Gustavo Adolfo. Universidad del Cema. Departamento de Economía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Mercadier, Augusto C.. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas; Argentina
description Chile achieved universal levels of coverage in water, sewerage and wastewater treatment in urban areas. The providers show complete cost recovery, universal metering and diminishing consumption. But investments in Non-Revenue Water control have been deemed insufficient. We explore the sector's comparative technical efficiency, in recent years, and address new challenges related to Non-Revenue Water reduction. We find that a 10 percent reduction in Non-Revenue Water implies a 2.6 percent increase in the input vector. Regulators can induce providers to invest more by recognizing the increased costs, and influence efficiency gains sharing with clients, including automatic coefficients in the rate formula.
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Ferro, Gustavo Adolfo; Mercadier, Augusto C.; Technical efficiency in Chile's water and sanitation providers; Elsevier; Utilities Policy; 43; 6-2016; 97-106
0957-1787
CONICET Digital
CONICET
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