Estimating the relative efficiency of Brazilian publicly and privately owned water utilities: A stochastic cost frontier approach

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1237-1244

  Da Silva E Souza, Geraldo ^a   De Faria, Ricardo Coelho ^b   Moreira, Tito Belchior S ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cost efficiency; Privatization; Stochastic frontier analysis; Water utilities

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRIVATIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

COST EFFICIENCY; PRIVATE FIRMS; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS;

WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRIVATIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PRIVATIZATION; STOCHASTICITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548690098     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00106.x     Document Type: Review

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