Fair competition in the refuse collection market?

E. Dijkgraaf; R. H.J.M. Gradus

doi:10.1080/13504850600592721

Fair competition in the refuse collection market?

E. Dijkgraaf^*
, R. H.J.M. Gradus

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We estimate whether fair competition exists for tendering refuse collection in the Netherlands. The results indicate that concentration increases prices and offsets the advantage of contracting out. The presence of competing public firms might be essential to ensure fair competition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	701-704
Number of pages	4
Journal	Applied Economics Letters
Volume	14
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13504850600592721
Publication status	Published - Aug 2007

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