We analyze optimal multiproduct nonlinear prices in the case where consumer tastes are characterized by more than one taste parameter. We present conditions under which the optimal nonlinear price schedule can be computed by finding optimal price schedules separately for each market. If so, they...

The prevailing trend in the US telecommunications industry is toward industry convergence and market competition. This paper examines possible scenarios for developments in the telecommunications market as a result of further industry convergence and changes in the political and regulatory...

Traditional economic analyses of the peak-load problem typically assume an unrealistic degree of regularity in demand during well-defined peak and off-peak periods. This issue is addressed through a comprehensive statistical model that separates demand into its systematic and stochastic...