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We provide a general framework in which to determine the optimal penalty fee inducing the contractor to respect the contracted delivery date in public procurement contracts (PPCs). We do this by developing a real option model that enables us to investigate the contractor’s value of investment...
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L’acqua è un bene pubblico essenziale in grado di generare una pluralità di domande spesso in concorrenza tra loro. Sebbene l’obiettivo di assicurare un accesso alla risorsa non subordinato alla “ability to pay” rimanga uno dei principi cardine dell’offerta, la riforma italiana del...
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When assigning a concession contract, the regulator faces the issue of setting the concession length. Another key issue is whether or not the concessionare should be allowed to set the timing of new invest- ments. In this paper we investigate the impact of concession length and investment timing...
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Il presente lavoro propone uno strumento di valutazione degli inves- timenti nel servizio idrico integrato (Legge 36/94) in grado di rendere esplicita la dimensione strategica dei progetti in espansione di capac- ità produttiva. In un contesto contrattuale in cui il Piano d'Ambito preveda una...
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To avoid the extremely high profit levels found in recent experiences with price cap regulation, some regulators have applied a profit-sharing (PS) rule that revises prices to the benefit of consumers. This paper investigates the conditions under which a regulator can implement such a PS scheme,...
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