COSTS AND STRUCTURE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE ITALIAN WATER INDUSTRY

Paola Fabbri and Giovanni Fraquelli ()
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Paola Fabbri: Ceris - Institute for Economic Research on Firms and Growth,Turin, Italy
Giovanni Fraquelli: Ceris - Institute for Economic Research on Firms and Growth,Turin, Italy

CERIS Working Paper from CNR-IRCrES Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth - Torino (TO) ITALY - former Institute for Economic Research on Firms and Growth - Moncalieri (TO) ITALY

Abstract: This paper analyses from an empirical point of view the technology underlying the Water industry. First, we study the impact of environmental and quality factors on the production process. Second, different functional forms are analysed in order to represent the technology. Overall results show that the coefficient of hedonic variables are significant and that the best functional form turns to be the transcendental logarithmic one. Finally, evidence on return to scale depends on the functional form adopted and on the inclusion of hedonic variables.

Keywords: Water utilities; Costs; Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L5 L95 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 1997-12
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