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Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004

The Commission was asked to review the National Third Party Access Regime for Natural Gas Pipelines. The review sought to assess the benefits and costs of the Regime, including its effects on investment. The Commission’s preliminary findings were released for public comment in December 2003...

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State-owned Banks as Competition Enhancers, or the Grand Illusion

Bichsel, Robert; Spielmann, Christian - EconWPA - 2004

We analyze the role of state-ownership in the banking sector from the perspective of competition. Considering both the … market for mortgage loans and the market for savings and investment deposits in Switzerland, we test three hypothesis: (i) Is … charge and/or offer relatively customer friendly interest rates? And (iii) is competition intensified by the conduct and …

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Offshore investment by Australian firms: survey evidence

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2002

This paper presents the findings of a new survey by the Commission on what motivates Australian firms to operate or relocate their headquarters offshore, and the implications for Australia. The Commission found that the establishment by Australian firms of operations overseas typically...

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Foreign Ownership and Corporate Income Taxation: An Empirical Evaluation

Huizinga, Harry; Nicodeme, Gaetan - EconWPA - 2003

Economic integration in Europe has not led to a ‘race to the bottom’ regarding corporate income taxes. This paper documents trends in the foreign ownership of companies in Europe and it examines whether foreign ownership has exerted a positive influence on corporate income tax levels. Using...

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Manipulated, Misled, Ignored, Abused: Residential Consumer Experience with Electric Deregulation in the United Kingdom

Jewell, Kevin - EconWPA - 2004

jumped after deregulation, and new types of complaints such as unauthorized switching of service (“slamming”) arose. Failure … of Competition to Develop: Rather than compete for new customers, companies are relying on customer inertia to keep their … existing customer base. Higher prices for low- income consumers: Since deregulation begain in 1990, there has been a marked …

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Stochastic programming in energy

Wallace, Stein W.; Fleten, Stein-Erik - EconWPA - 2002

both traditional cost minimization models and newer models that reflect industry deregulation processes. The oldest …

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A Proposal to Promote Local Competition: The LoopCo Plan

Morris, Roy - EconWPA - 1998

The LoopCo Plan, which uses market mechanisms to promote competition, is the best approach to restructuring the …

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Reformas Regulatórias e Reestruturação no Setor Elétrico

Pinto, Bruno José Marques - EconWPA - 2005

The paper examines the economic and regulatory factors that led to an explosion in the wholesale power prices, supply shortages, and utility insolvencies in California’s electricity sector. A necessary first step in determining the lessons learned from the California electricity crisis is a...

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Reformas Regulatórias e Reestruturação no Setor Elétrico

Pinto, Bruno José Marques - EconWPA - 2005

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From Financial Liberalization to Banking Failure: Starting on the Wrong Foot?

Fischer, Klaus P.; Smaoui, Houcem - EconWPA - 1997

In this paper we attempt to identify the characteristics of banks that are most likely to be at the origin of a banking crisis following a financial liberalization (FL) process. We do this analysis in response to the observed fact that FL processes arse often followed by banking crisis that cost...

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