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Title: | The relative economic efficiency of urban water utilities in regional New South Wales and Victoria | Contributor(s): | Byrnes, J (author); Crase, L (author); Dollery, Brian E (author); Villano, Renato (author) | Publication Date: | 2010 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2009.08.001 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7112 | Abstract: | In recent times the relative economic efficiency of urban water utilities has been neglected as policymakers sought to secure urban water supplies. This paper is an effort to measure the efficiency consequences of a number of recent urban water policy initiatives. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is employed in order to measure the relative technical efficiency of urban water utilities in regional New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. We show that the almost universal policy of water restrictions is likely to reduce relative efficiency and the typically larger utilities located in Victoria are characterised by a higher degree of managerial efficiency. A number of implications for urban water policy are advanced. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Resource and Energy Economics, 32(3), p. 439-455 | Publisher: | Elsevier BV | Place of Publication: | Netherlands | ISSN: | 1873-0221 0928-7655 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 160510 Public Policy | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 960709 Urban Water Policy | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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