Disentangling the cost efficiency of jointly provided water and wastewater services

Utilities Policy

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 70-77

  Cruz, Nuno Ferreira da ^a   Carvalho, Pedro ^a   Marques, Rui Cunha ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cost efficiency; Multi utilities; Shared input DEA; Water sector

Indexed keywords

COST; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; INCENTIVE; PUBLIC SERVICE; SERVICE PROVISION; UTILITY SECTOR; WASTEWATER; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84873077298     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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