policy implication that comes out of the empirical analysis is that, when combined with network expansion investments, gas …-release measures applied under regulatory control are indeed effective short-term policies for promoting gas-to-gas competition. …

of a barrier to avoid Bertrand competition. We show that the notion of a barrier to entry has economic pertinence only if … monopolistic competition with welfare implications of a barrier to entry being positive as well as negative. Regulators thus need …The concept of a barrier to entry has been discussed least since Bain [1956] with important contributions by Spence …

Network industries are now characterized by a regime of permanent innovation, while they continue to be fixed and sunk … coordinate their investments; hence a threat of collusion. In the same time competition is fierce due to the opportunities … dilemma between coordination and competition, independent third parties granted with capabilities to influence the "rules of …

When an incumbent firm is in charge of a distribution network, it accumulates information on the state of the network … supplier, and must induce effective competition despite the winner's curse. We show that the optimal concession contract can be …

chemical industry; intercompany agreements and EC competition law; incentive contracts in utility regulation; the performance … design of contracts; the contract as economic trade; contract theory and theories of contract regulation; economic reasoning …; and a transactions cost perspective on electricity sector restructuring and competition. Brousseau is at the University of …