A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICIENCY OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BRAZILIAN ELECTRICITY UTILITIES

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  • Diego Rodrigues Boente Programa Multiinstitucional e Inter-regional de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis UnB/UFPB/UFRN
  • Paulo Roberto Barbosa Lustosa Programa Multiinstitucional e Inter-regional de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis UnB/UFPB/UFRN

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https://doi.org/10.21680/2176-9036.2016v8n2ID8827

Abstract

This study aims a comparison of efficiency of private and public utilities. For this, we performed the calculation of scores of efficiency through DEA-CRS model-driven input, and then we applied the Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test to identify any differences. This survey was conducted with 62 Brazilian utilities of electricity distribution. Efficiency in the financial performance of these entities depends, above all, efficient resources management, which reflect directly in its efficiency index. Data analysis and the test result suggest an interpretation that private entities have, on average, a different efficiency and higher public entitites. However, the results should be interpreted with caution as control variables as firm size and area of operation.

Keywords: Efficiency. Electricity sector. Private and public entities.

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18-04-2016

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BOENTE, D. R.; LUSTOSA, P. R. B. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICIENCY OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BRAZILIAN ELECTRICITY UTILITIES. REVISTA AMBIENTE CONTÁBIL - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, [S. l.], v. 8, n. 2, p. 263–286, 2016. DOI: 10.21680/2176-9036.2016v8n2ID8827. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/ambiente/article/view/8827. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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