Modelling of Adequate Costs of Utilities Services

FINANCIAL, PRICING AND TARIFF POLICY IN THE FIELD OF HOUSING AND UTILITIES: MAIN ISSUES, TRENDS AND SOLUTIONS

Strategic decisions and risk management ◽

10.17747/2078-8886-2013-2-58-65 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 58-65

Author(s):

A. N. Ryakhovskaya

Keyword(s):

State Regulation ◽

Public Utility ◽

Tariff Policy ◽

Utility Companies ◽

Low Efficiency ◽

Utilities Services

Reasons of low efficiency of institutional transformations in the field of housing and utilities are being studied; and specific features of public utility companies related to natural monopolies, as well as possible options of solving such issues are being considered; necessity of state regulation of their activity has been justified. Provisions to be taken into account at establishment of tariff policy in housing and utilities services have been shown.

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Conclusion

Utilities Reform in Twenty-First Century Australia ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198865063.003.0011 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 322-336

Author(s):

Malcolm Abbott ◽

Bruce Cohen

Keyword(s):

Environmental Impacts ◽

Future Development ◽

Policy Development ◽

Economic Regulation ◽

The Past ◽

The Future ◽

Utilities Services

The final chapter provides a summing up of the book along with some speculation about the future development in this sector. In doing so it provides a description of some of the main issues that have arisen in the process of reform of the utilities sector. The chapter also raises a number of issues that need to be addressed looking forward, including the escalation in prices of many utilities services, environmental impacts, as well as the problems associated with economic regulation. Finally, this chapter reflects upon the manner in which reform of Australia’s utilities industries has taken place over the past three decades, and the implications this process may have for policy development and future reform more generally.

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The Role of Accounting Information within the Management Process of Public Utilities Services

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.06.134 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 83 ◽

pp. 711-716

Author(s):

Gheorghe Claudiu Feies ◽

Cristian Feies ◽

Dorel Mates ◽

Dumitru Cotlet

Keyword(s):

Accounting Information ◽

Public Utilities ◽

Management Process ◽

Utilities Services

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Fonctions de production dans l’économie du Québec

L Actualité économique ◽

10.7202/800771ar ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 54 (2) ◽

pp. 176-206 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vittorio Corbo ◽

Jean-Marie Dufour

Keyword(s):

Strong Evidence ◽

Economic Activity ◽

Returns To Scale ◽

Production Functions ◽

Elasticity Of Substitution ◽

True Model ◽

Utilities Services ◽

Capital Construction ◽

Constant Returns To Scale ◽

Work First

The purpose of this paper is to study the characteristics of the production process in the Quebec economy. We devote particular attention to two features of the technology: the returns to scale and the substitution possibilities. Two forms of production functions, the Cobb-Douglas and an homothetic translog production function, are estimated for six branches of economic activity. These are: Agriculture; Fishing and Forestry; Mining; Quarying and Oil Wells; Manufacturing; Utilities; Services. Two main conclusions are derived from this work. First, there is strong evidence of constant returns to scale in all branches of the Quebec economy but services. Second, when comparing the Cobb-Douglas model with an homothetic translog model, the hypothesis that the true model is the Cobb-Douglas one cannot be rejected for five of our six sectors. Therefore, there is evidence that the elasticity of substitution is around one. Finally a byproduct of our work has been the construction of capital stock series for the Quebec economy (1960-73) disaggregated into 14 sectors, and two types of capital: construction and machinery and equipment.

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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Residential and Utilities Services Organizations in Volgograd Region

Regionalnaya ekonomika Yug Rossii ◽

10.15688/re.volsu.2020.2.19 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 207-213

Author(s):

Alexey Dmitriev ◽

Alina Knippel

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Services ◽

Property Management ◽

Public And Private ◽

Non Profit ◽

Funding Sources ◽

Level Of Satisfaction ◽

Volgograd Region ◽

Housing Services ◽

Utilities Services

The relevance of the study is determined by the implementation of housing reforms in Volgograd region and the need to assess their effectiveness. The object of the study is the public opinion about the current state of housing and communal services in Volgograd region. The purpose of the work is to identify the degree of satisfaction of citizens with tariffs and quality of services provided by property management companies. The methodology includes structural and statistical analysis as well as the synthesis of the results obtained from the formation of an objective and unambiguous assessment of the quality and tariffs of housing services in the region. The results obtained indicate a low level of satisfaction with the services of property management companies, herewith citizens are more dissatisfied with the level of price tariffs, while the level of satisfaction with the quality of housing and communal services is at a slightly higher level. According to the results of the study, possible directions for the improvement of the quality of services provided have been identified. The ways to reduce price tariffs by means of the optimization of funding sources by means of an effective mechanism development for public and private partnership have been suggested. In addition, the authors have determined that the control of the efficiency of residential and utilities services organizations should be transferred to the company presented by members of housing owners’ associations and other socially oriented non-profit organizations. The results of the study can be used to identify the priority areas for the improvement of housing and communal services in Volgograd region.

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On Housing and Utilities in the Context of Implementation of National Goals of Strategic Development in Russia

Economics and Management ◽

10.35854/1998-1627-2020-8-851-860 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (8) ◽

pp. 851-860

Author(s):

S. A. Ivanov ◽

G. A. Kostin

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Russian Federation ◽

Development Strategies ◽

High Quality ◽

North West ◽

The North ◽

Socio Economic Development ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Utilities Services ◽

Economic Development Strategies

The presented study addresses the problems of accessibility of high-quality services provided by the housing and utilities system for the population from the perspective of achieving the strategic goals of creating a comfortable and safe environment, including those formulated as national objectives by the President of the Russian Federation.Aim. The study aims to determine trends in the funding of the housing and utilities system from the consolidated budget of Russian regions in comparison with the dynamics of paid services in the field of housing and utilities, and to identify approaches to solving the problems of accessibility of highquality services and reducing regional disparities in the provision of these services.Tasks. Through the example of the North-West macro-region, the authors examine the goals, objectives, and priorities in the housing and utilities sector reflected in regional socio-economic development strategies; identify the expenditure pattern of the consolidated budget of the North-West macro-region; determine the dynamics of expenses on housing and utilities from the consolidated budget of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation located within the North-West macro-region and paid services in this field; determine the amount and dynamics of unit expenses on housing and utilities from the regional consolidated budget and compare it with household expenditure; draw a conclusion regarding the directions for improving the accessibility of high-quality services provided by the housing and utilities system for the population.Methods. Based on the statistical analysis of the 2012–2018 dynamics of the structure and absolute amount of expenditure from the consolidated budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation located within the North-West macro-region and the dynamics of household expenditure on the paid services of the housing and utilities system, this study identifies the major trends and inter-regional imbalances in the funding of the housing and utilities system as a factor of realization of national priorities in ensuring a comfortable and safe environment.Results. The study shows that a number of problems persist in the regional housing and utilities systems despite the efforts made by the government, regional and municipal authorities. The constituent entities of the Russian Federation integrate guidelines for the development of this system in their socio-economic development strategies and prioritize increasing the accessibility and quality of housing and utilities services, which is reflected in regional socio-economic development strategies. One of the reasons for the persisting problems in regional housing and utilities systems and low accessibility of services for the population is the lack of a unified approach to the budgetary funding of this system. Different regions, particularly in the Russian North-West, exhibit multidirectional trends in the funding of the housing and utilities system and its support from the consolidated budget of the region. This generates and amplifies the differences between regions in the amount of budgetary funding of this system, creating unequal conditions for the population of the respective regions in terms of access to high-quality housing and utilities services. Thus, it becomes obvious that a more grounded regional budget policy is required — one that would make allowance for the existing imbalances in the funding of such services.Conclusions. To solve the identified problems, it is advisable to develop a more grounded regional budget policy that would make allowance for the existing imbalances in the funding of housing and utilities services. Mechanisms for overcoming the existing inequality of access to housing and utilities services for the population should be established not only during the development and adjustment of regional socio-economic development strategies, but also during the formation of strategy at the level of a federal district.

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