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In recent years, the "private enforcement" of antitrust law, through the attempt by private parties (usually harmed competitors or consumers) to recover damages in court, has been increasingly gaining attention in Europe. This paper focuses on two particular regulated network industries...
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This article analyzes the pros and cons of ownership separation of the gas transportation network. This analysis is made with a specific test that confronts two pairs of different theoretical approaches on vertical integration. The result of this test shows that no uncontroversial solution can...
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L’articolo è tratto dello studio elaborato dal centro studi Utilitatis "Yellow Book - I dati sul servizio di distribuzione del gas naturale in Italia". La pubblicazione affronta il tema della regolazione della distribuzione del gas naturale in Italia, partendo dalla descrizione degli attuali...
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L’obiettivo di questo lavoro è introdurre un’analisi dell’impatto che l’assetto proprietario, la struttura finanziaria, la dimensione del mercato e la strategia di business hanno sull’efficienza tecnica delle utilities italiane operanti nel settore idrico. Recente- mente la...
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Questo articolo analizza la letteratura sulle economie di scala nelle industrie di distribuzione del gas e dell’elettricità. In particolare viene costruita una meta-analisi che consente di stimare la probabilità che vi siano o meno rendimenti di scala crescenti. Il lavoro mette in luce che...
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A long debate among European Commission and Member States brought to the final approval of the third package on energy (June 2009). This work firstly introduces an overview of the principal acts and positions of the major players involved in the decision making process of the third package....
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Ten years after the liberalization of the electricity and gas market in Italy it is possible to draw an evaluation of the achievements. The three key objectives of the single market mentioned in the original proposal of the European Commission have been achieved differently in the power market...
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Con la legge n. 99 del 2009, l’Italia ha fatto il primo passo verso il ritorno alla produzione di energia nucleare sul proprio territorio. Questo articolo intende valutare la compatibilità del nucleare con un mercato elettrico liberalizzato facendo riferimento al caso della Finlandia e alle...
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Cross-border transmission capacities in Europe have been traditionally allocated via explicit auctions. As these will be replaced by implicit auctions, a relevant question regards the impact of this major transition on expected gains in social welfare. In this paper we study, first, the...
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This paper examines the European Commission’s review published November 2012 of progress towards competitive energy markets. It examines four aspects of the markets: Wholesale energy markets; Retail energy markets; Corporate structure; Impact of smart meters on competition. It also reviews the...
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