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Game theory and international environmental cooperation

Finus, Michael - 2001

games with continuous strategy space -- 13. Coalition models : a first approach -- 14. Coalition models : a second approach … -- 15. Coalition models : a third approach -- 16. Summary and conclusions …

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The endogenous formation of economic coalitions

Carraro, Carlo (contributor) - 2003

advances in coalition theory and presents both the latest theoretical developments and novel applications in the field of …-cooperative models of coalition formation in games with spillovers -- 3. Endogenous formation of economic coalitions : a survey on the … partition function approach. -- 4. Farsightedness in coalition formation -- 5. Stable coalitions -- 6. Endogenous coalition …

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Competition in the provision of local public goods : single function jurisdictions and individual choice

Petermann Reifschneider, Alexandra - 2006

The central purpose of this book is to analyse the optimal allocation of local public goods or services (for example … garbage collection, police, fire brigades and medical services) in large urban agglomerations and the allocation consequences … jurisdictions and the impact this probable increase in competition may have on the achievement of the optimal allocation of local …

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Path dependence and lock-in

Liebowitz, Stanley Jason - 2014

Since their first emergence in the work of Paul David thirty years ago, the dual issues of Path Dependence and Lock-In have become critically important subjects in the fields of economics, sociology, and business strategy. Theoretical and public policy debates on these issues have arisen,...

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The economic costs and consequences of terrorism

Richardson, Harry Ward (contributor); … - 2007

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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Electricity and energy policy in Britain, France and the United States since 1945

Chick, Martin - 2007

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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Electricity reform in China, India and Russia : the World Bank template and the politics of power

Xu, Yi-Chong - 2004

Modern liberalism asserts the transcendental, autonomous self's 'natural rights' against others' moralistic and political preferences, and regards the economist's utilitarian social welfare theory as instrumental to the achievement of 'social justice'. Timothy Roth argues that the liberal...

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The economics of hydroelectric power

Edwards, Brian Keith - 2003

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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Competition and regulation in utility markets

Robinson, Colin (ed.) - Beesley Lectures on Regulation - 2003

This volume is the latest in an annual series, published in association with the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School, which provides an up-to-date review of the state of utility regulation in Britain, with some relevant overseas comparisons. The book, edited and with an...

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Competition, contracts and electricity markets : a new perspective

Hauteclocque, Adrien D. (contributor); … - 2011

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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