A growing literature demonstrates increasing remunicipalization of local public services. Yet,
while this literature is becoming extensive, many debates still exist about …

After four decades of privatization, remunicipalization has begun to reverse the trend. This
policy phenomenon has been accompanied by a concomitant growth in academic writing on …

This article investigates the impact of reorganization on productivity within public-sector firms
addressing the owners' composition, the board-management relationship, and the …

We explain water prices in Germany by analyzing demand and cost drivers, governance
structures and political links to local politicians. First, we find evidence for economies of …

We investigate the impact of demographic changes on local public services taking the case
of water service. We apply a structural production function approach to a large panel of …

This paper provides evidence that ownership and organization matters for the efficiency of
the provision of public services. The results confirm trade-offs implied by the property rights …

Firms with superior productivity, labeled superstar firms, are argued to be the link between
rising concentration and the fall of the aggregate labor share in the US. This analysis …

In advanced economies, state-owned enterprises play an important role in sectors of
general interest such as energy and water supply. The conditions under which they operate …

Abstract Although Central European post‐communist countries have considerably
liberalized energy sectors, privatizations have been poorly implemented establishing legal …

This paper analyzes economic performances of cooperatives relative to other types of
ownership in the US electric power industry. Specifically, the paper uses a panel data of …