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, but...

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Main Authors:	Estache, Antonio, Goicoechea, Ana, Manacorda, Marco
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AVERAGE PERFORMANCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CENTRAL AMERICA CONSUMERS DECISION-MAKING ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EXPROPRIATION FIXED COSTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS INDEPENDENT REGULATOR INDEPENDENT REGULATORS INDEPENDENT REGULATORY INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM INVESTMENT RISK INVESTMENT RISKS LATIN AMERICAN LOCAL TELEPHONE MONOPOLY PAYPHONES POSITIVE EFFECTS PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY PROCEDURES REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY SYSTEMS SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY STATEMENT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSCRIPTION TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMS TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE SERVICES TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY UNBUNDLING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6549404/telecommunications-performance-reforms-governance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8824

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spelling	okr-10986-88242021-04-23T14:02:40Z Telecommunications Performance, Reforms, and Governance Estache, Antonio Goicoechea, Ana Manacorda, Marco AVERAGE PERFORMANCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CENTRAL AMERICA CONSUMERS DECISION-MAKING ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EXPROPRIATION FIXED COSTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS INDEPENDENT REGULATOR INDEPENDENT REGULATORS INDEPENDENT REGULATORY INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM INVESTMENT RISK INVESTMENT RISKS LATIN AMERICAN LOCAL TELEPHONE MONOPOLY PAYPHONES POSITIVE EFFECTS PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY PROCEDURES REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY SYSTEMS SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY STATEMENT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSCRIPTION TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMS TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE SERVICES TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY UNBUNDLING 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. 2012-06-22T19:09:40Z 2012-06-22T19:09:40Z 2006-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6549404/telecommunications-performance-reforms-governance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8824 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3822 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	AVERAGE PERFORMANCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CENTRAL AMERICA CONSUMERS DECISION-MAKING ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EXPROPRIATION FIXED COSTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS INDEPENDENT REGULATOR INDEPENDENT REGULATORS INDEPENDENT REGULATORY INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM INVESTMENT RISK INVESTMENT RISKS LATIN AMERICAN LOCAL TELEPHONE MONOPOLY PAYPHONES POSITIVE EFFECTS PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY PROCEDURES REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY SYSTEMS SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY STATEMENT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSCRIPTION TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMS TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE SERVICES TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY UNBUNDLING
spellingShingle	AVERAGE PERFORMANCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CENTRAL AMERICA CONSUMERS DECISION-MAKING ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EXPROPRIATION FIXED COSTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS INDEPENDENT REGULATOR INDEPENDENT REGULATORS INDEPENDENT REGULATORY INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM INVESTMENT RISK INVESTMENT RISKS LATIN AMERICAN LOCAL TELEPHONE MONOPOLY PAYPHONES POSITIVE EFFECTS PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY PROCEDURES REGULATORY REFORM REGULATORY SYSTEMS SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY STATEMENT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSCRIPTION TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMS TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE SERVICES TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY UNBUNDLING Estache, Antonio Goicoechea, Ana Manacorda, Marco Telecommunications Performance, Reforms, and Governance
relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3822
description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Estache, Antonio Goicoechea, Ana Manacorda, Marco
author_facet	Estache, Antonio Goicoechea, Ana Manacorda, Marco
author_sort	Estache, Antonio
title	Telecommunications Performance, Reforms, and Governance
title_short	Telecommunications Performance, Reforms, and Governance
title_full	Telecommunications Performance, Reforms, and Governance
title_fullStr	Telecommunications Performance, Reforms, and Governance
title_full_unstemmed	Telecommunications Performance, Reforms, and Governance
title_sort	telecommunications performance, reforms, and governance
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6549404/telecommunications-performance-reforms-governance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8824
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