INCENTIVE REGULATION AND THE ROLE OF CONVEXITY IN BENCHMARKING ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION: ECONOMISTS VERSUS ENGINEERS
This note illustrates the potential impact of the specification of a convex production technology on establishing minimal costs compared to the use of a non-convex technology when benchmarking electricity distributors. This methodological reflection is mainly motivated by recent engineering literature providing evidence for non-convexities in electricity distribution. An empirical illustration using non-parametric specifications of technology illustrates this main point using a sample of Spanish electricity distribution firms earlier analysed in <link rid="b17">Grifell-Tatjé and Lovell (2003)</link>. Copyright © 2008 The Authors Journal compilation © CIRIEC 2008.
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2008
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Authors: | GRIFELL-TATJÉ, Emili ; KERSTENS, Kristiaan |
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. - Wiley Blackwell. - Vol. 79.2008, 2, p. 227-248
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Wiley Blackwell |
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