Bortolotti, Bernardo; Fantini, Marcella; Siniscalco, … - 1998
This paper sheds some light about privatisation in utilities. An empirical analysis based on sales in the electricity … sector in 38 countries for the period 1977-97 shows that regulation is a crucial institutional variable in privatisation. Not … proceeds reducing regulatory risk. The revenues-efficiency trade-off loses some relevance in electricity privatisation. …