Dynamic efficiency in the English and Welsh water and sewerage industry

Charlotte Pointon, Kent Matthews

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Abstract

The English and Welsh water and sewerage industry is characterised by indivisible capital which has a long service life. Previous studies of efficiency for the English and Welsh water and sewerage industry take a static framework, assuming all inputs can be adjusted instantaneously. This paper measures dynamic efficiency by incorporating intertemporal links of capital within the production function for the English and Welsh water and sewerage industry for the period 1997-2011. Dynamic Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) considers capital as a quasi-fixed input and is modelled as a contemporaneous output into current production and an input from past production. The results show that the inadequate intertemporal allocation of quasi-fixed inputs is the largest contributor of inefficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)86-96
Number of pages11
JournalOmega
Volume58
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DEA
  • Dynamic efficiency
  • Intertemporal allocation
  • Water and sewage industry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Strategy and Management
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Information Systems and Management

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