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Working Papers

2008

1. IMPACT OF INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A CGE MODELING APPROACH
   Cahiers de recherche, Departement d'Economique de la Faculte d'administration à l'Universite de Sherbrooke
2. Regulatory agencies: impact on firm performance and social welfare
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2007

3. Are African Electricity Distribution Companies Efficient? Evidence from the Southern African Countries
   City University Economics Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, City University, London
4. Current debates on infrastructure policy
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
5. Electricity Reforms in Mali: A Macro–Micro Analysis of the Effects on Poverty and Distribution
   Cahiers de recherche, Departement d'Economique de la Faculte d'administration à l'Universite de Sherbrooke View citations
6. Electricity Reforms in Senegal: A Macro–Micro Analysis of the Effects on Poverty and Distribution
   Cahiers de recherche, Departement d'Economique de la Faculte d'administration à l'Universite de Sherbrooke
7. Government Expenditures on Education, Health, and Infrastructure: A Naïve Look at Levels, Outcomes, and Efficiency
   City University Economics Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, City University, London
   Also in
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007)
8. Impact of Infrastructure Spending in Mali: A CGE modeling approach
   Cahiers de recherche, Departement d'Economique de la Faculte d'administration à l'Universite de Sherbrooke
9. Public-private partnerships in transport
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
10. Utilities reforms and corruption in developing countries
    City University Economics Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, City University, London
    Also in
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2006) View citations

2006

11. Telecommunications performance, reforms, and governance
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

2005

12. A Poverty and Inequality Impact Assessment of Liberalization of Water Utility in Senegal: A Macro-Micro Analysis
    Cahiers de recherche, Departement d'Economique de la Faculte d'administration à l'Universite de Sherbrooke View citations
13. A"research"database on infrastructure economic performance
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
14. How concentrated are global infrastructure markets?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See Also Journal Article in Review of Network Economics (2005)
15. How widespread were private investment and regulatory reform in infrastructure utilities during the 1990s?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
16. Infrastructure performance and reform in developing and transition economies: evidence from a survey of productivity measures
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
17. PPI partnerships versus PPI divorces in developing countries (or are we switching from PPPI to PPDI?)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2004

18. Are returns to private infrastructure in developing countries consistent with risks since the Asian crisis?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
19. Emerging infrastructure policy issues in developing countries - a survey of the recent economic literature
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
20. Have consumers benefited from the reforms in the electricity distribution sector in Latin America?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
21. Infrastructure services in developing countries: access, quality, costs and policy reform
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
22. Is debt replacing equity in regulated privatized infrastructure in developing countries?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
23. The limits to competition in urban bus services in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
24. Universal service obligations in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
25. Where do we stand on transport infrastructure deregulation and public-private partnership?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2003

26. An introduction to financial and economic modeling for utility regulators
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
27. Downsizing with Labor Sharing and Collusion
    IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2004)
28. Price caps, efficiency payoffs, and infrastructure contract renegotiation in Latin America
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

2002

29. Macroeconomics effects of private sector participation in Latin America's infrastructure
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
30. Sector organization, governance, and the inefficiency of African water utilities
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
31. Telecommunication reforms, access regulation, and Internet adoption in Latin America
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
32. The case for international coordination of electricity regulation: evidence from the measurement of efficiency in South America
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Regulatory Economics (2004)

2001

33. Concession contract renegotiations: some efficiency versus equity dilemmas
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
34. Privatization and Regulatory Reform in Brazil: The Case of Freight Railways
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations
    Also in
    Working Papers, U.S. Department of Justice - Antitrust Division (2000) View citations
35. Processes, information, and accounting gaps in the regulation of Argentina's private railways
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
36. Technical efficiency gains from port reform: the potential for yardstick competition in Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

2000

37. Are cost models useful for telecoms regulators in developing countries?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
38. Forecasting the demand for privatized transport - What economic regulators should know, and why
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
39. Infrastructure restructuring and regulation - building a base for sustainable growth
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
40. Labor redundancy, retraining, and outplacement during privatization: the experience of Brazil's Federal Railway
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
41. The long and winding path to private financing and regulation of toll roads
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
42. The rise, the fall, and...: the emerging recovery of project finance transport
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
43. Utility privatization and the needs of the poor in Latin America - Have we learned enough to get it right?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1999

44. A few things transport regulators should know about risk and the cost of capital
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Utilities Policy (2000)
45. Argentina's transport privatization and re-regulation: ups and downs of a daring decade-long experience
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
46. Comparing the performance of public and private water companies in the Asia and Pacific region: what a stochastic costs frontier shows
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
47. Light and lightning at the end of the public tunnel: reform of the electricity sector in the Southern Cone
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
48. Politics, transaction costs, and the design of regulatory institutions
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
49. Privatization and regulation of transport infrastructure in the 1990s - successes...and bugs to fix for the next millennium
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
50. The Theory of Access Pricing: an Overview for Infrastructure Regulators
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (1999) View citations
51. Universal service obligations in utility concession contracts and the needs of the poor in Argentina's privatization
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1998

52. Information, accounting, and the regulation of concessioned infrastructure monopolies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1997

53. Regulatory Trade-Offs in the Design of Concession Contracts
    Working Papers, Toulouse - GREMAQ View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Utilities Policy (1998)
54. Regulatory tradeoffs in designing concession contracts for infrastructure networks
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
55. Winners and losers from utility privatization in Argentina: lessons from a general equilibrium model
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1995

56. Decentralizing Infrastructure. Advantages and Limitations
    World Bank - Discussion Papers, World Bank View citations
57. Does decentralization increase spending on public infrastructure?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
58. Trade reform design as a signal to foreign investors: lessons for economies in transition
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

1994

59. The decentralization of public services: lessons from the theory of the firm
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
60. Which foreign investors worry about foreign exchange risk in South Asia and why?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

1993

61. Pollution control in a decentralized economy: which level of government should subsidize what in Brazil
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

1992

62. Evaluating the Minimum Asset Tax on Corporations: An Option Pricing Approach
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1999)
63. Evaluating the asset based minimum tax on corporations: an option pricing approach
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
64. Managing pollution control in Brazil: the potential use of taxes and fines by federal and state governments
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

Journal Articles

2008

1. How efficient are African electricity companies? Evidence from the Southern African countries
   Energy Policy, 2008, 36, (6), 1969-1979

2007

2. MEASURING QUANTITY-QUALITY TRADE-OFFS IN REGULATION: THE BRAZILIAN FREIGHT RAILWAYS CASE *
   Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2007, 78, (1), 1-20

2006

3. Is debt replacing equity in regulated privatised infrastructure in LDCs?
   Utilities Policy, 2006, 14, (2), 90-102
4. PPI Partnerships vs. PPI Divorces in LDCs
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2006, 29, (1), 3-26 View citations
5. Universal service obligations in LDCs: The effect of uniform pricing on infrastructure access
   Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (6-7), 1155-1179

2005

6. Do regulation and ownership drive the efficiency of electricity distribution? Evidence from Latin America
   Economics Letters, 2005, 86, (2), 253-257 View citations
7. How concentrated are global infrastructure markets?
   Review of Network Economics, 2005, 4, (3), 220-242
   See Also Working Paper (2005)

2004

8. Downsizing with labor sharing and collusion
   Journal of Development Economics, 2004, 73, (2), 519-540
   See Also Working Paper (2003)
9. Sources of efficiency gains in port reform: a DEA decomposition of a Malmquist TFP index for Mexico
   Utilities Policy, 2004, 12, (4), 221-230 View citations
10. The Case for International Coordination of Electricity Regulation: Evidence from the Measurement of Efficiency in South America
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2004, 25, (3), 271-295 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2002)

2002

11. Efficiency Gains from Port Reform and the Potential for Yardstick Competition: Lessons from Mexico
    World Development, 2002, 30, (4), 545-560 View citations
12. How Different Is the Efficiency of Public and Private Water Companies in Asia?
    World Bank Economic Review, 2002, 16, (1), 139-148 View citations
13. The potential role of economic cost models in the regulation of telecommunications in developing countries
    Information Economics and Policy, 2002, 14, (1), 21-38 View citations
14. What Does "Privatization" Do for Efficiency? Evidence from Argentina's and Brazil's Railways
    World Development, 2002, 30, (11), 1885-1897 View citations

2001

15. Utilities Privatization and the Poor: Lessons and Evidence from Latin America
    World Development, 2001, 29, (7), 1179-1198 View citations

2000

16. A few things transport regulators should know about risk and the cost of capital
    Utilities Policy, 2000, 9, (1), 1-13 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1999)

1999

17. Evaluating the minimum asset tax on corporations: an option pricing approach
    Journal of Public Economics, 1999, 71, (1), 75-96 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1992)
18. Winners and Losers from the Privatization and Regulation of Utilities: Lessons from a General Equilibrium Model of Argentina
    World Bank Economic Review, 1999, 13, (2), 357-78 View citations

1998

19. Regulatory trade-offs in the design of concession contracts
    Utilities Policy, 1998, 7, (1), 1-13 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1997)