This paper presents a summary of the theoretical debate on the advantages and disadvantages of asymmetric regulation. Recent positions on this debate can be broadly divided into two categories: (1) supporters of symmetric regulation; and (2) supporters of asymmetric regulation. The authors then...

The objective in this paperis to analyse the effect of a reduction in working time duration in a trade union model where Capital Operating Time occurs.

In this paper we study how the migration from an old to a new technology is affected by the access price to the old technology, when it is set after investments have taken place. We show that both the incumbent and the regulator are willing to set a very high access price to accelerate...