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Kaum Kostenvorteile durch Unternehmenszusammenschlüsse in der Trinkwasserversorgung
Zschille, Michael - In: DIW Wochenbericht 83 (2016) 20, pp. 455-460
Mit mehr als 6 000 Versorgungsunternehmen ist die Trinkwasserversorgung in Deutschland stark fragmentiert. Hierdurch stellen sich Fragen nach möglichen Kostenvorteilen einer Konsolidierung des Sektors und daraus resultierenden Preissenkungsmöglichkeiten für die VerbraucherInnen. In diesem...
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Cost structure and economies of scale in German water supply
Zschille, Michael - 2016
Potable water supply in Germany is highly fragmented. A consolidation of the industry could, therefore, lead to lower cost of water supply and price savings for the customers. In this paper we estimate a total cost function for potable water supply based on a unique sample of German water...
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Have prices of internationally traded steam coal been marginal cost based?
Trueby, Johannes; Paulus, Moritz - 2010
During 2007 and 2008 steam coal prices soared to unprecedented levels. Since then much has been speculated about the drivers of these price peaks. This paper is concerned with the costs of steam coal allocation in the seaborne market and their influence on the price equilibrium. It presents an...
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Nachhaltige Wasserwirtschaft durch Synergie - mögliche Kooperationen bei der Wasserver- und Entsorgung: Eine theoretische und empirische Untersuchung der Wasserversorgungsunternehm...
Ludin, Daniela; Rahmeyer, Fritz; Wörner, Daniela - 2001
Hintergrund einer nachhaltigen Wasserwirtschaft den Verbrauchern finanzielle Anreize bieten, Wasser zu sparen. Das innerhalb der …, um mehr Effizienz und Effektivität im Sinne einer nachhaltigen Wasserwirtschaft zu erreichen. Die Kooperation erfolgt … dabei freiwillig zwischen den agierenden Einheiten in der Wasserwirtschaft und zwar unabhängig von deren Größe oder …
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The Impact of Institutional Frameworks on Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation: The case of the management contract for water and wastewater services in the...
Steiner, Sylvia M. - 2008
This research examines the impact of institutional frameworks on the performance of a private sector participation (PSP) arrangement in the water sector. The research takes place within the context of a development debate and practice, which identifies water as a key poverty issue in a...
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Sind die Preise für Wasserdienstleistungen der Ver- und Entsorgung in Deutschland wirklich kostendeckend?
Gawel, Erik - 2012
Art. 9 der europäischen Wasserrahmenrichtlinie trägt den Mitgliedsstaaten auf, bis 2010 die nationalen Anforderungen an die Entgelte für Wasserdienstleistungen am Prinzip der Kosten-deckung einschließlich Umwelt- und Ressourcenkosten auszurichten, um effiziente Anreize für die Nutzung...
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Production smoothing and the shape of the cost function
Galeotti, Marzio; Guiso, Luigi; Sack, Brian; … - 1997
We present estimates of inventory models based on firm level panel data and investigate whether over-simplified specification of the production technology may account for the frequent failure to find technological incentives to smooth production in the context of the standard linear-quadratic...
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Unobserved heterogeneous effects in the cost efficiency analysis of electricity distribution systems
Agrell, Per J.; Farsi, Mehdi; Filippini, Massimo; … - 2013
The purpose of this study is to analyze the cost efficiency of electricity distribution systems in order to enable regulatory authorities to establish price- or revenue cap regulation regimes. The increasing use of efficiency analysis in the last decades has raised serious concerns among...
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Long-run cost functions for electricity transmission
Rosellón, Juan; Vogelsang, Ingo; Weigt, Hannes - 2010
Electricity transmission has become the pivotal industry segment for electricity restructuring. Yet, little is known about the shape of transmission cost functions. Reasons for this can be a lack of consensus about the definition of transmission output and the complexitity of the relationship...
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Sales tax competition and a multinational with a decreasing marginal cost
Alexandrov, Alexei; Bedre-Defolie, Özlem - 2011
We examine a multinational firm which has a decreasing marginal cost, and the optimal sales tax policies of the regions where that firm operates. We show that the regions set higher sales taxes than those given by a cooperative equilibrium. Each region fails to fully internalize the effects of...
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