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How "natural" are natural monopolies in the water supply and sewerage sector? : Case studies from developing and transition economies
Nauges, Céline; Berg, Caroline H. van den - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003440867
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How "natural" are natural monopolies in the water supply and sewerage sector? : Case studies from developing and transition economies
Nauges, Céline (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003470916
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How "Natural" Are Natural Monopolies In The Water Supply And Sewerage Sector ? : Case Studies From Developing And Transition Economies
Nauges, Celine - 2007
Using data from the International Benchmarking NETwork database, the authors estimate measures of density and scale economies in the water industry in four countries (Brazil, Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam) that differ substantially in economic development, piped water and sewerage coverage, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521770
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How "Natural" are Natural Monopolies in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector? Case Studies from Developing and Transition Economies
Nauges, C??line; Berg, Caroline H. van den - 2012
Using data from the International Benchmarking NETwork database, the authors estimate measures of density and scale economies in the water industry in four countries (Brazil, Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam) that differ substantially in economic development, piped water and sewerage coverage, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552588
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How Natural are Natural Monopolies in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector? Case Studies from Developing and Transition Economies
Nauges, Céline - 2016
Using data from the International Benchmarking NETwork database, the authors estimate measures of density and scale economies in the water industry in four countries (Brazil, Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam) that differ substantially in economic development, piped water and sewerage coverage, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747840
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Productivity growth in agriculture : an international perspective
Fuglie, Keith O. (contributor) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009630801
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The Evolving Dynamics of Global Economic Power in the Post-crisis World: Revelations from a New Index of Government Economic Power
Basu, Kaushik; De, Supriyo; Ghosh, Rangeet; Shweta . - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper develops an index for measuring the economic power of governments viewed as entities in themselves. The basic idea is to encapsulate the economic representative power of a nation’s government in the international arena in as simple and parsimonious a manner as possible. For...
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City of God Redux: Inequality, Migration, and Violent Crime in Brazil between 1980 and 2000
Freire, Tiago - 2015
There is a long-held belief that inequality is a major determinant of violent crime, particularly homicides. Some … inequality. This study addresses the issue of measurement error in inequality by using the relationship between migration and … inequality. Using rainfall shocks and changes in transport costs as exogenous sources of out-migration from rural areas in Brazil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011400517
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Who wants Safer Streets? Explaining Concern for Public Safety in Brazil
Pradhan, Menno; Ravallion, Martin - 2001
safety at given own-income. Theown-income effect is nonlinear, such that inequality attenuates the aggregate concern for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325008
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Commute time in Brazil (1992-2009): Differences between metropolitan areas, by income levels and gender
Pereira, Rafael Henrique Moraes; Schwanen, Tim - 2013
This study analyzes trends in average commute times in Brazil between 1992 and 2009. It distinguishes between the nine largest metropolitan areas plus the Federal District of Brasília and describes how differences among these areas vary according to income levels and gender. This paper is based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330483