Telecommunications performance, reforms, and governance:

"The authors assess the effects of private capital and independent regulatory agencies on telecommunications performance by using cross-country panel data from 1990 to 2003. In general, they find that having independent regulatory agencies positively affects affordability and labor productivity...

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Main Authors: Manacorda, Marco (Author), Goicoechea, Ana (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C] World Bank 2006
Series:Policy research working paper 3822
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Summary:"The authors assess the effects of private capital and independent regulatory agencies on telecommunications performance by using cross-country panel data from 1990 to 2003. In general, they find that having independent regulatory agencies positively affects affordability and labor productivity, but negatively affects quality. Having private capital positively affects access, quality, and labor productivity, but negatively affects affordability. However, reform policies affect industrial and developing countries differently in some cases. The authors also find that governance plays an important role as it affects performance and interacts with reform policies. "--World Bank web site
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references. - Title from PDF file as viewed on 1/17/2006
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2006]
Weitere Ausgabe: Manacorda, Marco: Telecommunications performance, reforms, and governance
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (21 Seiten)