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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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Real gains from flow-based methods for allocating power transmission capacity in Europe

Rious, Vincent; Dessante, Philippe - HAL - 2009

This paper aims at understanding and assessing the main methods proposed by ETSO and EuroPEX [1] to define and allocate interconnection capacities in Europe. We model these methods and evaluate their technical and economic efficiency on a 7-node network. We find first, that, unsurprisingly, the...

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Prospects for the hydrogen transition based on the network economic approach : Insights from the electricity and gas experience in Europe

Bento, Nuno - HAL - 2007

This paper aims to investigate the transition to a new energy system based on hydrogen in the European liberalized framework. After analyzing the literature on the hydrogen infrastructure needs in Europe, we estimate the size and scope of the transition challenge.We take the theoretical...

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Economic Theory and Electrical public Utilities Organization in the first part of the twentieth century: French and US Experiences

Marty, Frédéric - HAL - 2008

in the first part of the twentieth century. It aims at showing how the organization of electricity sector and its … individual commitment in the public regulation building. Economists participate to the electricity sector re-organization by … electricity sector reforms and the links between economic history and history of economic thought. Finally, the purpose will be to …

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Electricity, carbon and weather in France: where do we stand ?

Chemarin, Sophie; Heinen, Andreas; Strobl, Eric - HAL - 2008

market by taking into account the existence of possible cross-spillovers between the French carbon and the French electricity … there is no short run relationship between the electricity and carbon returns, while there is a long run relationship …. However, this relationship suffers from a disequilibrium in that the electricity price readjust in the long run. We also find …

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General equilibrium impact of an energy-saving policy in the public sector

Hamdi-Cherif, Meriem; Quirion, Philippe - HAL - 2007

importation and domestic production of energy (oil, gas and electricity), for the OECD as a whole. Simulations show that …

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Comparing and combining energy saving policies : Will proposed residential sector policies meet French official targets ?

Giraudet, Louis-Gaëtan; Guivarch, Céline; Quirion, … - HAL - 2011

conservation, notably the rebound effect and some "barriers" to energy efficiency such as split incentives and imperfect …

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Heavy subsidization reduces free-ridership : Evidence from an econometric study of the French dwelling insulation tax credit

Nauleau, Marie-Laure - HAL - 2013

This econometric study assesses the efficiency of the tax credit implemented in France in 2005 on dwelling retrofitting investments. A before-after estimation is performed at the extensive and intensive margins on micro data over 2001-2011, focusing on insulation measures (windows, walls, roofs,...

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Overcoming inertia: insights from evolutionary economics into improved energy and climate policy

Lazaric, Nathalie; Maréchal, Kevin - HAL - 2010

The mainstream view in economics has been a key factor in designing climate policies. Given that the controversy over the “efficiency paradox” has shown that mainstream economics is not neutral in the way it deals with climate change, the purpose of this paper is to investigate what insights...

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Optimal Preventive Bank Supervision: Combining Random Audits and Continuous Intervention

Belhaj, Mohamed; Klimenko, Nataliya - HAL - 2012

Early regulator interventions into problem banks is one of the key suggestions of Basel II. However, no guidance is given on their design. To fill this gap, we outline an incentive-based preventive supervision strategy that eliminates bad asset management in banks. Two supervision techniques are...

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