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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 regulators and companies regarding the reliability of efficiency estimates …

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The Political Economy of Entrepreneurship

Douhan, Robin; Henrekson, Magnus - 2007

economic rents we are able to develop a more general theory comprising central aspects of research within the fields of …

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Entrepreneurship and Institutions

Henrekson, Magnus - 2007

In this paper entrepreneurs are defined as agents who bring about economic change by combining their own effort with other factors of production in search of economic rents. The institutional setup is argued to determine both the supply and direction of entrepreneurial activity. Four key...

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The Political Economy of Entrepreneurship: An Introduction

Douhan, Robin; Henrekson, Magnus - 2007

In this introductory chapter to a collective volume dealing with the political economy of entrepreneurship,* we argue, based on a suggested unifying framework, that political economy is a fruitful approach to entrepreneurship. The importance of institutions in structuring such an analysis is...

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Understanding intra-regional transport: Competition in road transportation between Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Vilakazi, Thando; Paelo, Anthea - 2017

and control of access to loads by large brokers continue to negatively affect competition and efficiency. …

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Towards the integration of markets: Competition in road transportation of perishable goods between Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Vilakazi, Thando; Paelo, Anthea - 2017

Rapid urbanization and rising income levels in Southern Africa have increased the consumption of perishable and processed food products. This paper relies primarily on firm-level interview data to assess competition and bottlenecks in transporting time-sensitive perishable products across...