Posts de Stéphane Saussier
Trading service quality for safety: a cautionary tale from the French ‘Robien law’ on elevator safety
29 novembre 2017 Lisa Chever et Michael Klien, Journal of Regulatory Economics Abstract: To deal with elevator accidents the French ‘Robien law’ mandated safety upgrades for ‘old’ elevators. Available statistics suggest that the law reduced fatal accidents but also coincides with an unprecedented deterioration in service quality, multiplying breakdowns and downtime. We exploit a unique data…
Lire la suiteLa prise en compte par le droit des contraintes de financement des marchés de partenariats : Concilier flexibilité et maîtrise des engagements
Numéro : 2017-8 Frédéric Marty – La prise en compte par le droit des contraintes de financement des marchés de partenariats : Concilier flexibilité et maîtrise des engagements Résumé: Le recours aux marchés de partenariat peut répondre à deux motivations distinctes. La première peut tenir à un préfinancement privé des investissements publics, la seconde à…
Lire la suiteLa régulation des contrats publics complexes de long terme à l’épreuve des imperfections informationnelles
Numéro : 2017-7 Frédéric Marty – La régulation des contrats publics complexes de long terme à l’épreuve des imperfections informationnelles Résumé: Le contrat administratif complexe de long terme est particulièrement exposé aux risques liés au caractère incomplet et asymétrique de l’information. Il peut s’ensuivre des renégociations imposées et déséquilibrées ou des défaillances dans l’exécution des contrats.…
Lire la suitePublic-private partnerships in Europe for building and managing public infrastructures: An economic perpective
Numéro: 2017-6 Elisabetta Iossa et Stéphane Saussier – Public-private partnerships in Europe for building and managing public infrastructures: An economic perpective Abstract: Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are long term contractual agreements between the public and private sector for the provision of public infrastructures and services. Due to tighter budget constraints and to a renewed interest in greater involvement…
Lire la suiteRisk minimisation: the failure of electricity intra-day forward contracts
Septembre 2017 Raphaël Homayoun Boroumand, Stéphane Goutte, Simon Porcher, et Thomas Porcher, International Journal of Global Energy Issues Abstract: As market intermediaries, electricity retailers purchase electricity from the wholesale market or self-generate to ‘deliver’ to their customers. However, electricity retailers are uncertain about how much electricity their residential customers will use at any moment of the day…
Lire la suiteThe ‘hidden costs’ of water provision: New evidence from the relationship between contracting-out and price in French water public services
30 août 2017 Simon Porcher, Utilities Policy Abstract: In France, the management of public services such as water or sanitation can be done by the municipal council or contracted out to a private operator. This paper quantifies the impact of the choice of contracting out the management of water public services on price.
Lire la suiteAchieving organizational identification and employee commitment through CSR communication
Numéro: 2017-5 Ouiam Kaddouri et Elisabeth Albertini – Achieving organizational identification and employee commitment through CSR communication Abstract : Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communication is nowadays an important constituent of the dialogue between firms and their stakeholders. Nonetheless, there is still little guidance regarding its returns and impacts on both primary and secondary stakeholders. Through a…
Lire la suiteSocial and nonlinear tariffs on drinking water: Cui bono? Empirical evidence from a natural experiment in France
Numéro: 2017-4 Alexandre Mayol – Social and nonlinear tariffs on drinking water: Cui bono? Empirical evidence from a natural experiment in France Abstract : This empirical study discusses both the incentive and redistributive effects of nonlinear tariffs on the drinking water of developed countries. Using an original panel database based on a natural experience with drinking water…
Lire la suiteThe importance of sequencing regulatory reforms in the telecom sector: Evidence from MENA countries
Numéro: 2017-3 Carlo Cambini, Riham Ahmed Ezzat et Carine Staropoli – The importance of sequencing regulatory reforms in the telecom sector: Evidence from MENA countries Abstract : Since the late eighties, governments have designed telecommunication policies aiming at introducing competition. This implies new regulation framework and privatization of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). This paper empirically assesses the effect…
Lire la suitePublic-private partnerships for infrastructure at the sub-national level of government: Opportunities and challenges in France
Numéro: 2017-2 Stéphane Saussier – Public-private partnerships for infrastructure at the sub-national level of government: Opportunities and challenges in France Abstract : According to the OECD, after a short-lived expansion in reaction to the crisis, public investment has recently experienced a substantial decline in a number of European countries (OECD 2013). As a natural reaction to these budget cuts,…
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