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A methodology to propose the X-factor in the regulated English and Welsh water And sewerage companies
Maziotis, Alexandros; Saal, David S.; Thanassoulis, Emmanuel - 2013
sample sizes are extremely limited. -- X-factor ; productivity decomposition ; panel index numbers ; regulation ; water and …) over time to decompose unit-specific index number based productivity growth as a function of the productivity growth … potential productivity catch-up of laggard firms and an estimate of how the top performing company improved its productivity …
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Profit, Productivity, Price and Quality Performance Changes in the English and Welsh Water and Sewerage Companies
Maziotis, Alexandros; Saal, David S.; Thanassoulis, Emmanuel - 2013
The purpose of this paper is the evaluation of various profit drivers such as price changes, productivity changes and … the impact of exogenous factors such as drinking water and sewerage treatment quality on profitability, productivity and … productivity performance of the WaSCs, they have also contributed negatively to their price performance. Overall, after 2000 steady …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009706196
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Profit, Productivity, Price and Quality Performance Changes in the English and Welsh Water and Sewerage Companies
Maziotis, Alexandros - 2013
The purpose of this paper is the evaluation of various profit drivers such as price changes, productivity changes and … the impact of exogenous factors such as drinking water and sewerage treatment quality on profitability, productivity and … productivity performance of the WaSCs, they have also contributed negatively to their price performance. Overall, after 2000 steady …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013086082
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Output Quality and Sources of Profit Change in the English and Welsh Water and Sewerage Companies
Maziotis, Alexandros; Saal, David S.; Thanassoulis, E. - 2012
technique is of great interest for regulators to evaluate the effectiveness of regulation and companies to identify the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014162824
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The Financial Potential of Green Bonds : Comparing the Three Issuing Schemes
Katori, Tsuyoshi - 2018
The Japanese version of this paper can be found at 'https://ssrn.com/abstract=3172426' https://ssrn.com/abstract=3172426.For this research, I conduct a comparative analysis on the status of utilization and the financial product characteristics of each of the three green bond issuing schemes, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012922233
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(Car)Bon Voyage : The Road to Low Carbon Investment Portfolios
Palazzolo, Christopher; Pomorski, Lukasz; Zhao, Alice - 2021
We discuss how an investment portfolio could dramatically reduce its carbon footprint, potentially even achieving ‘net zero.’ Our central message is that very large carbon reductions are feasible but not as straightforward as some commentators suggest. The usual approach of security...
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Understanding the bioeconomy : a new sustainability economy in British and European public discourse
Sotiropoulou, Irene; Deutz, Pauline - In: Bio-based and applied economics 10 (2021) 4, pp. 283-304
Over the past decade, the term bioeconomy has emerged in both policy and academic discourse. Implying a technology-driven approach to wealth generation from organic materials, the term has taken hold with so far limited critical engagement. It is a contestable rather than contested term. Noting...
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Do Carbon Taxes Kill Jobs? Firm-Level Evidence from British Columbia
Azevedo, Deven; Wolff, Hendrik; Yamazaki, Akio - 2022
This paper investigates the employment impacts of British Columbia’s revenue neutral carbon tax. Using the synthetic control method with firm-level data, we find considerable heterogeneity in employment responses to the policy. We show that firm size matters. In particular, the carbon tax had...
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On the effects of the financialization of private utilities : lessons from the UK water sector
Bertoméu-Sánchez, Salvador - 2019
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Water Privatization and Regulation in England and Wales
van den Berg, Caroline - 2012
regulation has heavy information requirements, and the necessary data and analytical tools take time to assemble. And such built …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012556680