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Cost efficiency in the UK water and sewerage industry

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Cost efficiency in the UK water and sewerage industry. / Ashton, John.
In: Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 7, No. 7, 07.2000, p. 455-458.

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Ashton, J 2000, 'Cost efficiency in the UK water and sewerage industry', Applied Economics Letters, vol. 7, no. 7, pp. 455-458. https://doi.org/10.1080/135048500351177

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Ashton, J. (2000). Cost efficiency in the UK water and sewerage industry. Applied Economics Letters, 7(7), 455-458. https://doi.org/10.1080/135048500351177

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Ashton J. 2000. Cost efficiency in the UK water and sewerage industry. Applied Economics Letters. 7(7):455-458. https://doi.org/10.1080/135048500351177

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Ashton, John. "Cost efficiency in the UK water and sewerage industry". Applied Economics Letters. 2000, 7(7). 455-458. https://doi.org/10.1080/135048500351177

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Ashton J. Cost efficiency in the UK water and sewerage industry. Applied Economics Letters. 2000 Jul;7(7):455-458. doi: 10.1080/135048500351177

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Ashton, John. / Cost efficiency in the UK water and sewerage industry. In: Applied Economics Letters. 2000 ; Vol. 7, No. 7. pp. 455-458.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Cost efficiency in the UK water and sewerage industry

AU - Ashton, John

PY - 2000/7

Y1 - 2000/7

N2 - The paper quantifies the relative efficiency of the ten privatized water and sewerage companies between 1987 and 1997. A one-component fixed-effects panel data model is used to estimate a cost function from which distribution-free firm-specific estimates of operational cost efficiency are derived. The study differs from previousstudies through the use of differing econometric techniques and by considering thewater and sewerage companies as integrated firms. Overall, a moderate level ofdispersion in operational cost efficiency is recorded.

AB - The paper quantifies the relative efficiency of the ten privatized water and sewerage companies between 1987 and 1997. A one-component fixed-effects panel data model is used to estimate a cost function from which distribution-free firm-specific estimates of operational cost efficiency are derived. The study differs from previousstudies through the use of differing econometric techniques and by considering thewater and sewerage companies as integrated firms. Overall, a moderate level ofdispersion in operational cost efficiency is recorded.

U2 - 10.1080/135048500351177

DO - 10.1080/135048500351177

M3 - Article

VL - 7

SP - 455

EP - 458

JO - Applied Economics Letters

JF - Applied Economics Letters

SN - 1350-4851

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