The FSR Water and Waste Area is a unique environment gathering regulators, operators and academics with the goal of providing innovative thought, analysis, and discussion of EU regulatory policies and governance in the fields of water and municipal waste.
Its core research focuses on economic regulation and governance in the water and waste sectors including pricing policies and benchmarking.
The paper “Performance consequences of water utility aggregation” (Klein, M.) will be presented at the 8th Conference on the Regulation of Infrastructures (20-21…
As stated by the OECD, “water security in many regions will continue to deteriorate due to increasing water demand, water stress and water pollution.” Indeed water supply and sanitation (WSS)…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD estimates that water demand will increase by 55% by 2050 due to…
This study seeks to estimate economies of scale and scope in collection, disposal, and recycling for Portuguese municipal solid waste…
Maria Salvetti is a Part-time Professor and the Director of the FSR Water and Waste Area. She worked as a…
Economic regulators of water and sanitation services (WSS) across Europe were originally established to address harmful consequences arising from the natural monopoly of the sector. This is reflected in their…
The school carries out multidisciplinary research with the purpose of developing economically, legally, and socially-sound regulation and policy.
Designed by an international faculty of academics and the main experts in the field, our courses are designed to meet the educational needs of professionals at all levels.
Our events bring together the world of academia and practice to offer a vast range of opportunities for open discussion and practice sharing.
This study seeks to estimate economies of scale and scope in collection, disposal, and recycling for Portuguese municipal solid waste management operators. Download the Master Thesis. Author: David Pfeffer To do so, it analyses the cost and production structure of…
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