We analyze a number of unstudied aspects of retail electricity competition. We first explore the implications of load … homogeneous up to a scaling factor. In general, the combination of retail competition and load profiling does not yield the second … consumption, retail competition yields the Ramsey prices even when consumers can only partially respond to variations in real time …

This paper studies how market competition influences the algorithmic design choices of firms in the context of … to maximize estimated profit. We show that competition may induce firms to strategically choose simpler algorithms which …

We investigate the impact of access to convenience stores and competition between convenience store chains on medical … levels of inter-brand competition reduce the use and cost of outpatient medical services and prescription drugs, healthcare … utilization is more responsive to changes in competition. Since convenience stores in Taiwan are typically the healthier option …