TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of total efficiency in water utilities in Mexico
AU - Angeles-Castro, Gerardo
AU - Arriola-Barcenas, Laura Josselin
AU - Baeza-Almaraz, Carlos Bonifacio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2018/12/15
Y1 - 2018/12/15
N2 - By using panel data analysis across 368 water utilities in Mexico over the period 2010–2014, we find that small firms are more efficient than medium and large providers and that increasing production is associated with less efficiency. Billing, income collection and profitability are relevant factors to improve efficiency. Medium and large firms require to measure consumption by service with meters in order to increase efficiency, while small firms do not require it.
AB - By using panel data analysis across 368 water utilities in Mexico over the period 2010–2014, we find that small firms are more efficient than medium and large providers and that increasing production is associated with less efficiency. Billing, income collection and profitability are relevant factors to improve efficiency. Medium and large firms require to measure consumption by service with meters in order to increase efficiency, while small firms do not require it.
KW - Mexico
KW - Water utilities
KW - panel data
KW - utilities efficiency
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85041636239&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13504851.2018.1430324
DO - 10.1080/13504851.2018.1430324
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1350-4851
VL - 25
SP - 1531
EP - 1534
JO - Applied Economics Letters
JF - Applied Economics Letters
IS - 21
ER -