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An assessment of Incentive Regulation in electricity networks: The story so far

Khalfallah, Haikel - HAL - 2013

Network regulation is playing an active role in a context of restructuring energy systems for long term transition to a smart grid. Regulation of network companies' activities should consider both cost efficiency objectives and other objectives such as quality and network innovation. It is in...

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Transportation Infrastructure and Development in Ghana

Jedwab, Rémi; Moradi, Alexandre - HAL - 2011

We study the impact of transportation infrastructure on agriculture and development in colonial Ghana. Two railway lines were built between 1901 and 1923 to connect the coast to mining areas and the large hinterland city of Kumasi. This unintendedly opened vast expanses of tropical forest to...

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Jules Dupuit and the railroads: what is the role of the State?

Poinsot, Philippe - HAL - 2012

In the nineteenth century, the emergence of railroads in France resulted in new analytical issues, as they are natural … communication, I attempt to restore the consistency of Dupuit's positions on the railroads. In the first section, I distinguish … Dupuit's work, but it helps us to grasp that, in his opinion, unlimited competition is not possible in the railroads and that …

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Can we measure Microsoft's market power ?

Genthon, Christian - HAL - 2007

This paper has the objective of measuring the market power of Microsoft in the software industry. We develop a two tier arguent. Firstly we estimate the scale economies within the industry. We then make the crude hypothesis that a firm's success in this industry is linked to its size, based on...

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Economías de escala en agua y saneamiento: examen de la literatura

Ferro, Gustavo; Lentini, Emilio J.; Mercadier, Augusto C. - HAL - 2010

Este estudio se ocupa de relevar la literatura internacional sobre economías de escala en el sector de agua y saneamiento, reseñarla y extraer hilos conductores. En todo el mundo está en discusión cómo lograr un acceso más equitativo y una prestación más eficiente. Un tema vinculado con...

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Optimization of the Passenger Crew Utilization for MBCR

Breton, Frederic - HAL - 2005

In 2003, the MBTA called for tenders to contract out management of the Boston suburban train network to a private company. The MCBR was chosen to manage and operate the Boston commuter rail system for 5 years. As a large railroad transportation company, MBCR constantly strives for profitability...

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Implementing incentive regulation through an alignment with resource bounded regulators

Glachant, Jean-Michel; Khalfallah, Haikel; Perez, Yannick; … - HAL - 2013

It is puzzling today to explain both the diversity and the rationale of regulators' practice vis-à-vis network monopolies. We argue that two fundamental characteristics should be considered when defining the most appropriate regulatory tools. First, it is the bounded endowment of regulators set...

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