The Case for International Coordination of Electricity Regulation: Evidence from the Measurement of Efficiency in South America

Antonio Estache, Martín Rossi and Christian Ruzzier

Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2004, vol. 25, issue 3, 295 pages

Abstract: A decade of experience has shown that monitoring the performance of public and private monopolies is the hardest part of electricity sector reform in South America--because operators control most of the information needed for effective regulation. South American electricity regulators can reduce this information asymmetry by increasing international coordination and relying on comparative measures of efficiency. To make it possible for them to do so, countries should harmonize their regulatory databases and develop methodologies for making comparisons. This paper uses data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis to estimate the efficiency of South America's main electricity distribution companies. Both approaches allow regulators to use relatively simple tests to check the robustness of their findings, strengthening their positions at regulatory hearings.

Date: 2004
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