Tariffe autostradali: criteri di regolazione e il caso italiano
Journal title ECONOMIA PUBBLICA
Author/s Giorgio Ragazzi
Publishing Year 2012 Issue 2010/1-6 Language Italian
Pages 24 P. 255-278 File size 510 KB
DOI 10.3280/EP2010-001011
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The design and regulation of highway tariffs may be quite different depending upon the objectives pursued by the State. If the aim is to protect consumers, tariffs should be tied to the concessionaire’s profit and revised frequently. Instead, fixing the tariff in advance for the entire period of the concession is a better solution if the State’s purpose is to maximize the sum obtained from assigning the concession. Features and merits of the two regulatory systems are discussed, including the problems raised by new investments and unexpected events. The price cap appears to be an intermediate solution which fails however to promote productivity and cost reductions, while making regulation more difficult. In the light of the above, the paper describes the evolution of tariff regulation in Italy, from the origin to present time.
Keywords: Tariffe autostradali, price cap
Jel codes: D42, L43, L51, L92.
Giorgio Ragazzi, Tariffe autostradali: criteri di regolazione e il caso italiano in "ECONOMIA PUBBLICA " 1-6/2010, pp 255-278, DOI: 10.3280/EP2010-001011