contrast to other European member states, there is no ex-ante regulation of network access charges. Instead, network access … relies on industrial self-regulation and ex-post control by the Cartel Office. The paper modifies the concept of regulatory …

This paper presents a social cost benefit analysis of ownership unbundling (as compared to legal und functional … unbundling) of the electricity transmission system operators in Germany. The study relies on the Residual Supply Index for its … effect of unbundling on capacity are of crucial importance. Overall, for the base-case, the net weighted discounted social …

The German energy industries will be subjected to regulation of network access enforced by a sector-specific regulator … resulted in a margin squeeze. The government currently discusses whether to use rate-of-return or incentive regulation, to …

Gegenstand der vorliegenden Studie ist die optimale Regulierung des Betriebs von Netzwerken, die die Charakteristika … sinnvoll. Für eine optimale Regulierung des Verhaltens des jeweiligen Netzwerkbetreibers ist dabei entscheidend, welche … Regulierung betrachtet werden, werden hier die oft vernachlässigten Effekte auf die Qualität des Netzwerks in den Vordergrund …

<em>Increasing complexity in electricity regulation: who benefits?</em> - After a short description of the evolution of … incentive regulation, this paper explores some of the issues arisen with its implementation in the electricity sector both in …