Water Nationalization and Service Quality

B-Tier
Journal: World Bank Economic Review
Year: 2013
Volume: 27
Issue: 3
Pages: 389-412

Authors (3)

Fernando Borraz (Universidad de la República) Nicolás González Pampillón (not in RePEc) Marcelo Olarreaga (Université de Genève)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to explore the impact of Uruguay's privatization and subsequent nationalization of water services on network access and water quality. The results suggest that although the early privatization of water services had little impact on access to the sanitation network, the subsequent nationalization led to an increase in network access at the bottom of the income distribution as well as an improvement in water quality. Copyright 2013, Oxford University Press.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:wbecrv:v:27:y:2013:i:3:p:389-412
Journal Field
Development
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24