Switch to Save? Comparing Municipal Solid Waste Expenditures Based on Waste Management Provider Ownership

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14560%2F18%3A00101858" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14560/18:00101858 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.31025/2611-4135/2018.13688" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.31025/2611-4135/2018.13688</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.31025/2611-4135/2018.13688" target="_blank" >10.31025/2611-4135/2018.13688</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Switch to Save? Comparing Municipal Solid Waste Expenditures Based on Waste Management Provider Ownership

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The debate about public vs. private provision of municipal solid waste management has been going on for several decades with no conclusive evidence in favor of either. The presence of relevant competition in the market seems to be more important than the type of the provider. In this study, we expand on this topic and use empirical evidence to show that what matters most is the willingness of the municipality to switch waste management providers. We compare the municipal solid waste expenditures of more than 60 municipalities in the Czech Republic that changed their waste management provider in 2008-2014, both before and after the change. The results show that such a change can, on average, reduce the expenditure by several percent, and change should therefore be preferred by the municipalities instead of perpetually extending contracts with the current provider. In addition, we show that it does not matter much whether the new waste management provider is a public or private company, as costs are reduced when switching either way.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Switch to Save? Comparing Municipal Solid Waste Expenditures Based on Waste Management Provider Ownership

Popis výsledku anglicky

The debate about public vs. private provision of municipal solid waste management has been going on for several decades with no conclusive evidence in favor of either. The presence of relevant competition in the market seems to be more important than the type of the provider. In this study, we expand on this topic and use empirical evidence to show that what matters most is the willingness of the municipality to switch waste management providers. We compare the municipal solid waste expenditures of more than 60 municipalities in the Czech Republic that changed their waste management provider in 2008-2014, both before and after the change. The results show that such a change can, on average, reduce the expenditure by several percent, and change should therefore be preferred by the municipalities instead of perpetually extending contracts with the current provider. In addition, we show that it does not matter much whether the new waste management provider is a public or private company, as costs are reduced when switching either way.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50200 - Economics and Business

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/TL01000305" target="_blank" >TL01000305: Analýza potenciálu Jihomoravského kraje ve vztahu k oběhovému hospodářství</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Detritus

ISSN

2611-4127

e-ISSN

2611-4135

Svazek periodika

2018

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

IT - Italská republika

Počet stran výsledku

7

Strana od-do

152-158

Kód UT WoS článku

000474686200019

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85059979148