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Working Papers

2021

1. Industry Fragmentation and Wastewater Efficiency: A Case Study of Hyogo Prefecture in Japan
   ADBI Working Papers, Asian Development Bank Institute

2016

2. Estimating economies of scale and scope with flexible technology
   Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (23)
   Also in ifo Working Paper Series, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2012) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Estimating economies of scale and scope with flexible technology, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer (2016) View citations (23) (2016)

2013

3. A Methodology to Propose the X-Factor in the Regulated English and Welsh Water And Sewerage Companies
   Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
   Also in Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2013)
4. Profit, Productivity, Price and Quality Performance Changes in the English and Welsh Water and Sewerage Companies
   Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
   Also in Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2013)
5. Scale and Scope Economies and the Efficient Vertical and Horizontal Configuration of the Water Industry: A Survey of the Literature
   Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (21)
   See also Journal Article Scale and Scope Economies and the Efficient Vertical and Horizontal Configuration of the Water Industry: A Survey of the Literature, Review of Network Economics, De Gruyter (2013) View citations (24) (2013)

2012

6. Output Quality and Sources of Profit Change in the English and Welsh Water and Sewerage Companies
   Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
   Also in Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2012) View citations (1)
7. Profit, Productivity and Price Performance Changes in The English and Welsh Water and Sewerage Companies
   Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2012) View citations (2)

2008

8. FDI Horizontal and Vertical Effects on Local Firm Technical Efficiency
   Working Papers, Development and Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN), Vietnam View citations (5)
9. Is a little sunshine all we need? On the impact of sunshine regulation on profits, productivity and prices in the Dutch drinking water sector
   Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Is a little sunshine all we need? On the impact of sunshine regulation on profits, productivity and prices in the Dutch drinking water sector, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer (2010) View citations (21) (2010)

1999

10. The Impact of Defense Procurement On U.S. Manufacturing Productivity Growth
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Measuring and decomposing productivity change in the presence of mergers
   European Journal of Operational Research, 2020, 282, (1), 319-333 View citations (9)

2018

2. Dynamic multilevel modelling of industrial energy demand in Europe
   Energy Economics, 2018, 74, (C), 120-130 View citations (8)

2017

3. Regulatory incentives to water losses reduction: the case of England and Wales
   Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2017, 47, (3), 259-276 View citations (14)

2016

4. Estimating economies of scale and scope with flexible technology
   Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2016, 45, (2), 173-186 View citations (23)
   Also in Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2016, 45, (2), 173-186 (2016) View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper Estimating economies of scale and scope with flexible technology, Munich Reprints in Economics (2016) View citations (23) (2016)
5. Price-cap regulation in the English and Welsh water industry: A proposal for measuring productivity performance
   Utilities Policy, 2016, 41, (C), 22-30 View citations (13)

2013

6. Scale and Scope Economies and the Efficient Vertical and Horizontal Configuration of the Water Industry: A Survey of the Literature
   Review of Network Economics, 2013, 12, (1), 93-129 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Scale and Scope Economies and the Efficient Vertical and Horizontal Configuration of the Water Industry: A Survey of the Literature, Munich Reprints in Economics (2013) View citations (21) (2013)

2012

7. Do Keiretsu Really Hinder FDI into Japanese Manufacturing?
   International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2012, 19, (3), 377-395 View citations (3)
8. Vertical and Horizontal Scope Economies in the Regulated U. S. Electric Power Industry
   Journal of Industrial Economics, 2012, 60, (3), 434-467 View citations (28)

2011

9. Broader or Deeper? Exploring the Most Effective Intervention Profile for Public Small Business Support
   Environment and Planning A, 2011, 43, (1), 87-105 View citations (21)
10. The impact of Islamic banking on the cost efficiency and productivity change of Malaysian commercial banks
    Applied Economics, 2011, 43, (16), 2033-2054 View citations (30)

2010

11. Efficiency and total factor productivity change of Malaysian commercial banks
    The Service Industries Journal, 2010, 31, (13), 2117-2143 View citations (12)
12. Efficiency in Islamic and conventional banking: an international comparison
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2010, 34, (1), 25-43 View citations (92)
13. Is a little sunshine all we need? On the impact of sunshine regulation on profits, productivity and prices in the Dutch drinking water sector
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2010, 37, (3), 219-242 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Is a little sunshine all we need? On the impact of sunshine regulation on profits, productivity and prices in the Dutch drinking water sector, Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2008

14. Differential Gains from Business Link Support and Advice: A Treatment Effects Approach
    Environment and Planning C, 2008, 26, (2), 315-334 View citations (33)

2007

15. Determining the contribution of technical change, efficiency change and scale change to productivity growth in the privatized English and Welsh water and sewerage industry: 1985–2000
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2007, 28, (1), 127-139 View citations (122)
16. Macro Determinants of FDI Inflows to Japan: An Analysis of Source Country Characteristics
    The World Economy, 2007, 30, (3), 446-469 View citations (31)

2006

17. Methods and trends of performance benchmarking in UK utility regulation
    Utilities Policy, 2006, 14, (3), 166-174 View citations (16)

2001

18. Productivity and Price Performance in the Privatized Water and Sewerage Companies of England and Wales
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2001, 20, (1), 61-90 View citations (127)
19. Structural Change in Apartheid-era South Africa: 1975-93
    Economic Systems Research, 2001, 13, (3), 235-257 View citations (6)
20. The impact of procurement-driven technological change on U.S. manufacturing productivity growth
    Defence and Peace Economics, 2001, 12, (6), 537-568 View citations (12)

2000

21. Military spending and economic growth in South Africa
    Defence and Peace Economics, 2000, 11, (4), 553-571 View citations (42)
22. The impact of arms production on the South African manufacturing industry
    Defence and Peace Economics, 2000, 11, (4), 597-613 View citations (4)
23. The impact of privatization and regulation on the water and sewerage industry in England and Wales: a translog cost function model
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2000, 21, (6), 253-268 View citations (100)

Edited books

2003

1. International Handbook on Privatization
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (56)

Chapters

2006

1. Performance Benchmarking in Utility Regulation: Principles and the UK’s Experience
   Chapter 6 in International Handbook on Economic Regulation, 2006