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Does privatization spur regulation? Evidence from the regulatory reform of European airports

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This paper conducts an empirical analysis of the relationship between privatization and regulation drawing on data from a wide sample of European airports. We find that privatization promotes a shift from basic regulation to a situation of more detailed or non-regulation, depending on the specific characteristics of the privatization process and on the type of airport being privatized. Moreover, we report a significant association between high traffic volumes and more detailed regulation. By contrast, airports where slot allocation is noncoordinated are significantly associated with non-regulation.

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Universitat de Barcelona. Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada Regional i Pública

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cc-by-nc-nd, (c) Bel i Queralt et al., 2010

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Documents de treball (Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada Regional i Pública (IREA))

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Does privatization spur regulation? Evidence from the regulatory reform of European airports