-of-return regulation is generally thought to result in overinvestment, while incentive regulation is believed to entail underinvestment …. Yet, previous empirical work has generally found that the introduction of incentive regulation has not systematically …-of-return regulation because investment decisions (what can be included in the rate base) are usually evaluated in a discretionary manner …

and regulation and productivity measurement of the German electricity industry in particular. The methodological approach … and politico-economic background of the German and the US electricity industries. The following two chapters provide … subject of this study is the analysis of network industries with particular emphasis on privatization in this field in general …

network industries, such as telecommunications, energy and transport. This paper analyses the potential benefits of successful … literature in this field, the paper discusses the evolution of the current regulatory framework for network industries in the EU …In the course of the 1990s, the EU has embarked on an ambitious regulatory reform programme for a number of European …

telecommunications, electricity, and gas, in which network infrastructures that are natural monopolies serve as essential facilities for … parts of the industry should be subject to regulation, and (iii) the recent cases in the telecommunications and postal …. -- Network Industries ; Competition Policy ; Sector-Specific Regulation …

telecommunications, electricity, and gas, in which network infrastructures that are natural monopolies serve as essential facilities for … parts of the industry should be subject to regulation, and (iii) the recent cases in the telecommunications and postal …The paper discusses the respective roles of competition policy and sector-specific regulation for industries such as …

This study assesses how corporate telecommunication (telecom) policies follow telecom sector regulation in mobile money … regressions. Telecom sector regulation positively influences mobile money innovations. From net influences, mobile subscriptions … and connectivity policies moderate telecom sector regulation to positively influence mobile money innovations; exclusively …

trends in EU law in the last ten to fifteen years, as regards the regulation of network industries and of services of general …This paper is a contribution to the 2nd edition of Craig and de Búrca, The Evolution of EU Law. It highlights key … economic interest (SGEIs) more generally. Our central claim is that over the relevant period of time, EU law has been – and …