Estache, AntonioGoicoechea, AnaTrujillo, Lourdes2012-06-222012-06-222006-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8830This paper shows empirically that "privatization" in the energy, telecommunications, and water sectors, and the introduction of independent regulators in those sectors, have not always had the expected effects on access, affordability, or quality of services. It also shows that corruption leads to adjustments in the quantity, quality, and price of services consistent with the profit-maximizing behavior that one would expect from monopolies in the sector. The results suggest that privatization and the introduction of independent regulators have, at best, only partial effects on the consequences of corruption for access, affordability, and quality of utility services.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAPPROACHASSET OWNERSHIPAVAILABILITYCAPITAL INVESTMENTCOMPETITION POLICYCONSULTATIONSCONSUMERSCORRUPTIONDATA ANALYSISDATA COLLECTIONDECISION MAKINGELECTRICITYELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTIONELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIESELECTRICITY GENERATIONELECTRICITY PRICESEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEEMPLOYMENTENERGY REGULATORSENERGY SECTORENERGY USEFIGURESFIXED CHARGEFUELSGENERATION CAPACITYHOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONHOUSEHOLDSINDEPENDENT REGULATIONINDEPENDENT REGULATORINDEPENDENT REGULATORSINDEPENDENT REGULATORYINDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIESINDEPENDENT REGULATORY AUTHORITYINFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCEINFRASTRUCTURE SECTORSINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICESLATIN AMERICANMEDIANUMBER OF CONNECTIONSOILOIL EQUIVALENTPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPHONESPOLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITYPOWERPRIVATE FINANCINGPRIVATE OPERATORSPRIVATE OWNERSHIPPRIVATE PARTICIPATIONPRIVATE PROVIDERSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPRIVATIZATIONPROGRAMSPUBLIC STANDPIPEREGIONAL ASSOCIATIONREGULATORY AGENCYSERVICE QUALITYSOURCE OF ENERGYTARIFF STRUCTURETELECOM SERVICESTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTORTELECOMSTELECOMS SECTORTELEPHONE COMPANIESTELEPHONE SERVICETELEPHONESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORT COSTSUNBUNDLINGURBAN AREAUTILITIESWATER COVERAGEWATER QUALITYWATER SECTORWATER SERVICESWATER SOURCESWATER SUPPLYWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4081