The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of privatization in a mixed duopoly, wherea private firm …). Furthermore, weanalyze the effect of privatization on the timing of competition by endogenizing thedetermination of simultaneous … especially relevant for theanalysis of privatization, given that results and policy prescription emerged in the …

The attention of scholars and policy makers is shifting from full privatization to accompanying policies and …: partial privatization (without transfer of control rights), inter-municipal joint ventures, and the presence of outside … municipal utilities. Partial privatization has been shown to play a significant and positive role, while Board independence from …