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Productivity growth in electric energy retail in Colombia. A bootstrapped malmquist indices approach

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Santamaría, Julieth
Taborda, Rodrígo

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2011-11

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Universidad del Rosario

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This paper offers a productivity growth estimate for electric energy commercialization firms in Colombia, using a non-parametric Malmquist bootstrap methodology. The estimation and methodology serve two main purposes. First, in Colombia Commercialization firms are subject to a price-cap regulation scheme, a non-common arrangement in the international experience for this part of the industry. Therefore the paper’s result suggest an estimate of the productivity factor to be used by the regulator, not only in Colombia but in other countries where commercialization is a growing part of the industry (renewable energy, for instance). Second, because of poor data collection from regulators and firms themselves, regulation based on a single estimation of productivity seems inappropriate and error-prone. The nonparametric Malmquist bootstrap estimation allows an assessment of the result in contrast to a single one estimation. This would open an opportunity for the regulator to adopt a narrower and more accurate productivity estimation or override an implausible result and impose a productivity factor in the price-cap to foster the development of the industry.
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DEA , Malmquist , Productivity growth , Bootstrap , Electricity commercialization , Colombia
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Santamaría, J., & Taborda, R. (2011). Productivity growth in electric energy retail in Colombia. A bootstrapped malmquist indices approach. Bogotá: Universidad del Rosario.