We analyze the effect of two 2012's regulatory measures in the Brazilian telecommunications and electricity markets. The first intervention was undertaken by the telecommunications regulatory agency (Anatel) in 18th of July and refers to the interruption of the sales of important...

We analyze the effect of two 2012's regulatory measures in the Brazilian telecommunications and electricity markets. The first intervention was undertaken by the telecommunications regulatory agency (Anatel) in 18th of July and refers to the interruption of the sales of important...

This paper aims to analyse the information asymmetry as a source of inefficiencies to the Brazilian Power Industry. This article focuses on the currently adopted prices formation model based on operation costs minimization without price bidding. We show that the use of adverse selection, by...

This paper aims at presenting electricity negotiation alternatives in Brazil, which have resulted from a decade of structural and institutional reforms. With the purpose of achieving that, the specific characteristics of the Brazilian electric industry, the international experience and the...

In order to stimulate the quality of the service, ANEEL introduced penalties in the contracts with the concessionaires of public services of transmission of electric energy in the case which the transmission facilities are turned off, be for accident or for maintenance. In this sense, a variable...

This paper comprises a suggested modus operandi to analyze the efficiency of the Brazilian electrical sector distributing companies based on the econometrics study of information and data that directly affect distributing companies´ efficiency, such as operational cost, amount of employees,...

This paper examines how regulatory interventions can affect the market risk of electricity utilities and telecom carriers traded in the Brazilian stock market. Our article uses a bivariate Generalized AutoRegressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH - BEKK) model to analyze the impact of two...

This paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to evaluate the financial sustainability of the Brazilian electricity distributors taking into account financial statements, regulatory and quality information in the period between 2011 and 2014. It also analyzes characteristics of the companies...

This Discussion Paper analyzes the implementation of underground networks and their impacts on the energy and telecommunications sectors, through the main benefits, lessons learned regarding international benchmarking and an economic-financial analysis. The implementation of underground...

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) have been implemented in the various systems of the electric sector, from the basic network to the consumer, such scope demands different business models and regulatory structure. In Brazil, the regulatory agenda should include energy storage as an ancillary...