significant (about 10% of total cost) for firms in the upper quartile of the efficiency distribution, a pattern which is …

quartile of the efficiency distribution, a pattern which is consistent with the pooling of types under the threat of ratcheting. …

German distribution network operators from 2011 to 2017 to estimate both the transient and persistent cost efficiency of … incentive regulation and efficiency benchmarking in electricity distribution industries and provides valuable insights for …

While the link between the ownership and productive efficiency of firms has been discussed extensively, no consensus … flexible production model to test for efficiency differences associated with ownership types while allowing the production to … public and private utilities' efficiency …

diversity into account in incentive regulation and efficiency benchmarking of utilities. …

Nash Bargaining problem. The efficiency of candidate merged entities is determined by a relative-influence function that … measures the degree to which the combination of the involved firms’ levels of efficiency results in cost … impact on efficiency levels and consolidation patterns, and that even a substantial subsidy would still leave about five …

, efficiency estimates may be biased as technological heterogeneity is misunderstood as inefficiency. To overcome this …

quartile of the efficiency distribution, a pattern which is consistent with the pooling of types under the threat of ratcheting …