The appropriateness of the poolability assumption for multiproduct technologies: Evidence from the English water and sewerage utilities

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 112-117

  Bottasso, Anna ^a   Conti, Maurizio ^a   Piacenz, Massimiliano ^b   Vannoni, Davide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

General cost function; Multiproduct technologies; Poolability; Water and sewerage utilities

Indexed keywords

COST STRUCTURE; EMPIRICAL LITERATURE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GENERAL COST FUNCTION; MULTI-PRODUCTS; MULTIPRODUCT FIRMS; POOLABILITY; SCALE ECONOMIES; TECHNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; WATER COMPANIES; WATER UTILITY;

COST FUNCTIONS; COSTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INDUSTRY; SEWERS; WATER SUPPLY;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 78651268588     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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