Economies of scale in Peru’s water and sanitation sector

This paper quantifies economies of scale in Peru’s water and sanitation (W&S) sector based on a five-year panel (2006–2010) that examines 39 water services providers. Our findings highlight the lack of economies of scale in the Peruvian W&S sector as a whole. Cost savings are possible throug...

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Autores principales: Mercadier, Augusto Carlos, Cont, Walter, Ferro, Gustavo
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
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Ciencias Económicas
Economies of scale
Water and sanitation
Perú
Econometrics
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/139463
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topic Ciencias Económicas
Economies of scale
Water and sanitation
Perú
Econometrics
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Economies of scale
Water and sanitation
Perú
Econometrics
Mercadier, Augusto Carlos
Cont, Walter
Ferro, Gustavo
Economies of scale in Peru’s water and sanitation sector
topic_facet Ciencias Económicas
Economies of scale
Water and sanitation
Perú
Econometrics
description This paper quantifies economies of scale in Peru’s water and sanitation (W&S) sector based on a five-year panel (2006–2010) that examines 39 water services providers. Our findings highlight the lack of economies of scale in the Peruvian W&S sector as a whole. Cost savings are possible through water volume increases (Economies of Production Density) and a higher provision density (Economies of Customer Density), but not via an increase in the number of served municipalities (overall Economies of Scale). Some agglomerations are possible, yielding cost reductions of up to 9 %.
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author Mercadier, Augusto Carlos
Cont, Walter
Ferro, Gustavo
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Ferro, Gustavo
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