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To what extent do infrastructure and financial sectors reforms interplay? Evidence from panel data on the power sector in developing countries
Ba, Lika; Gasmi, Farid - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2011
agency, the unbundling of generation, transmission, and distribution, the introduction of competition and the implementation … distribution segment. The unbundling of generation, transmission, and distribution has contributed to improving productive … generation segment, has significantly benefited from the introduction of independent regulation, the beneficial effects of (good …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009399295
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Competition and Industry Structure for International Rail Transportation
Friebel, Guido; Ivaldi, Marc; Pouyet, Jérôme - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2011
This paper investigates various options for the organization of the railway industry when network operators require the access to multiple national networks to provide international (freight or passenger) transport services. The EU rail system provides a framework for our analysis....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009228629
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Vertical Integration as a Source of Hold-up
Allain, Marie-Laure; Rey, Patrick; Chambolle, Claire - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2014
While vertical integration is traditionally seen as a solution to the hold-up problem, this paper highlights instead that it can generate hold-up problems — for rivals. We first consider a successive duopoly where competition among suppliers eliminates any risk of hold-up; downstreamfirms thus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010968928
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Exclusive Dealing and Vertical Integration in Interlocking Relationships
Nocke, Volker; Rey, Patrick - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2014
We develop a model of interlocking bilateral relationships between upstream firms (manufacturers) that produce differentiated goods and downstream firms (retailers) that compete imperfectly for consumers. Contract offers and acceptance decisions are private information to the contracting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944623
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Pumping Water to Compete in Electricity Markets
Crampes, Claude; Moreaux, Michel - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635903
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The Visible Hand: Ensuring Optimal Investment in Electric Power Generation
Léautier, Thomas-Olivier - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2011
This article formally analyzes the various corrective mechanisms that have been proposed and implemented to alleviate underinvestment in electric power generation. It yields three main analytical findings. First, physical capacity certificates markets implemented in the United States restore...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008461053
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The "demand side" effect of price caps: uncertainty, imperfect competition, and rationing
Léautier, Thomas-Olivier - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2014
Price caps are often used by policy makers to "regulate markets". Previous analyses have focussed on the "supply side" impact of these caps, and derived the optimal price cap, which maximizes investment and welfare. This article expands the analysis to include the "demand side" impact of price...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736816
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Partial Regulation in Vertically Differentiated Industries
Bergantino, Angela Stefania; de Villemeur, Étienne; … - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004979433
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Termination fees revisited
Jullien, Bruno; Rey, Patrick; Sand-Zantman, Wilfried - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998334
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A Theory of BOT Concession Contracts
Auriol, Emmanuelle; Picard, Pierre - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2011
In this paper, we discuss the choice for build-operate-and-transfer (BOT) concessions when governments and …rm managers do not share the same information regarding the operation characteristics of a facility. We show that larger shadow costs of public funds and larger information asymmetries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002345