The Performance of Privatized Utilities: Evidence from Latin America

Martín Rossi

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: This article analyzes the relative performance of recently privatized Latin American electricity distribution utilities. Empirical results show that privatized firms are more efficient in their use of labor and have higher labor productivity growth rates than public or cooperative companies. There is also evidence of increasing returns to scale.

Keywords: Ownership; Efficiency; Technical Change; Input Requirement Function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L94 O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-11-07
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