theoptimal contract solutions and show thatasymmetric information has importantconsequences for the regulation of water …We consider the relationship between a localcommunity and a private operator in charge ofthe water utility. An … important feature of themodel is the possibility of water networklosses that are costly to the operator. Wecompute the first …

The purpose of this paper is to determine what types of information may be important in determining the welfare … benefits of preventing toxic water contamination when a given type of toxification occurs (or is likely to occur) in a given … setting. It attempts to identify information and behavior issues that need to be considered when policy makers and others wish …

reveals the name of plants which are either not complying with the regulation or are of concern to the regulator …. Simultaneously however, the regulator continues to undertake legal action for those violating the regulation. Previous analyses have … focused on studying either the impact of the traditional monitoring and enforcement practices or the impact of information …

analyse the welfare effects of these reforms in Italy, with particular attention to water and energy goods. The first step is …

There is a lack of competition in the German water and sewerage sector. According to economic theory levels of service … levels of service. In analysing the internet pages of main German water and sewerage companies I exclusively work with those … existence of more competition in the English water and sewerage sector. …

In this paper we analyse some distributional effects of the reforms of water and energy services in Italy. We first … document the new regulation setting in these services, illustrating the dynamics of utility prices and of household expenditure …

which elements significantly contribute to geographical differences in water prices. For empirical analysis, it employs … water supply price and demand equations under a system of simultaneous structural equations. Several institutional factors … explain geographical differences in water prices, such as prior appropriation water rights versus riparian rights, pricing …