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London Business School, which provides an up-to-date review of the state of utility regulation in Britain, with some relevant … significant developments in the field of regulation and competition policy. In each case, essays by expert contributors are … involved in monopoly regulation, regulatory reform and deregulation …
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Despite the extensive body of literature on energy economics, very little economics research has been conducted that focuses specifically on dams and hydroelectric power. Brian Edwards addresses this deficiency by examining the multiple roles that dams play, as well as the role of hydroelectric...
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. Exchange rate regimes in theory and practice -- 5. Is foreign exchange intervention effective? : the japanese experiences in … financial regulation? -- 10. Working with market forces …
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insights behavioural finance theory and psychology can add. Particular attention is paid to the reasons behind the failure of … financial regulation, and the types of regulatory changes needed to protect investors and avoid repetitions. The analysis is …
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The regulation of road transport externalities - environmental pollution, noise annoyance, accidents and congestion … issues of efficiency in the regulation of road transport and part three discusses the issue of equity and social feasibility …
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This book responds to the opening up of electricity markets to competition, which has completely changed the nature of power generation. The building of new generation and transmission capacity and the setting of the energy mix between nuclear, gas and renewable resources are mainly left to...
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The achievement of financial stability is one of the most pressing issues today. This timely and innovative book provides an analytical framework to assess financial (in)stability as an equilibrium phenomenon compatible with the orderly functioning of a modern market economy. The authors...
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Terrorism : considering new policies / Bruno S. Frey and Simon Luechinger -- An empirical analysis of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) / Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan -- Airport security : time for a new model / Robert W. Poole, Jr. -- Cost-effective strategies to address...
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Introduction -- Shifting from coal to oil : what price security? -- The European coal and steel community -- Moving the margin to the centre : pricing electricity -- Electricity investment : rewarding the past, discounting the future -- Deregulation, privatisation and liberalisation -- Conclusion.
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This book fills a gap in the existing literature by dealing with several issues linked to long-term contracts and the efficiency of electricity markets. These include the impact of long-term contracts and vertical integration on effective competition, generation investment in risky markets, and...
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