Efficiency of water service management alternatives in Spain considering environmental factors

Emilio José de la Higuera-Molina, Cristina María Campos-Alba, Germán López-Pérez and José Luis Zafra-Gómez

Utilities Policy, 2023, vol. 84, issue C

Abstract: The main aim of this study is to identify the most efficient forms of management for municipal water supply services, taking into account exogenous factors. The study is based on a sample of 1518 Spanish municipalities, all with 1000 to 50,000 inhabitants, for the year 2019. The study method consists of analysing order-m partial frontiers subjected to environmental factors. The main results obtained indicate that mixed management forms achieve the highest levels of efficiency.

Keywords: Public services; Delivery forms; Efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2023.101644

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