Date: 2007
Type: Thesis
Three essays on the economics of public utilities
Florence : European University Institute, 2007, EUI, ECO, PhD Thesis
BARONE, Andrea, Three essays on the economics of public utilities, Florence : European University Institute, 2007, EUI, ECO, PhD Thesis - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/7011
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Public utilities provide fundamental services both to households and firms. Continuous, adequate, and reasonably priced supplies of water, electricity and gas are essential for healthy living in every modern society. Moreover, while there is no direct physical need for telecommunication services, in today’s information economy they have clearly become a social need. At the same time infrastructure sectors are key for sustained economic growth and international competitiveness, since they also provide necessary inputs to firms, allowing them to produce and interact with both suppliers and customers. In this dissertation we will analyze some important policy issues that emerge in relation to these sectors.
Table of Contents:
-- Assessing the affordability consequences of tariff rebalancing : the case of the argentinean electricity sector
-- Firminnovation activities in Latin America and the Caribbean : some evidence on the role of infrastructure
-- The liberalization of the Italian electricity industry : a critical assessment
Additional information:
Defence date: 22 May 2007; Examining Board: Pascal Courty, (European University Institute) ; Natalia Fabra, (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid) ; Massimo Motta, (European University Institute) ; Frode Steen, (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration); PDF of thesis uploaded from the Library digital archive of EUI PhD theses
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/7011
Series/Number: EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Publisher: European University Institute
LC Subject Heading: Public utilities