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T1 Benchmarking technical efficiency of water utilities in Chile under heterogeneity: A latent class frontier approach
A1 Maziotis, Alexandros
A1 Molinos Senante, María
K1 Latent class analysis
K1 Technical efficiency
K1 Water utilities
K1 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente
AB Benchmarking the technical efficiency of water utilities is essential for informing evidence-based regulatorydecisions. However, conventional performance assessment models often rely on the assumption of homogeneityamong utilities. This study addresses this limitation by applying Latent Class Stochastic Frontier Analysis to 22Chilean water utilities over the period from 2010 to 2017. The average technical efficiency scores for companiesin Class 1 and Class 2 were 0.91 and 0.88, respectively. Companies in Class 1 exhibited stable performance overtime, with efficiency scores ranging from 0.88 to 0.92. In contrast, companies in Class 2 demonstrated greatervariability, with scores ranging between 0.85 and 0.93.
PB Elsevier
SN 0957-1787
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79692
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79692
LA eng
NO Utilities Policy, 2025, vol. 97, p. 102076
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 14-nov-2025