We investigate the impact of creating Independent System Operators (ISOs) to independently manage regional electricity transmission resources and institute regional electricity exchange markets. Our analysis examines how the formation of the PJM Independent System Operator (ISO) in Pennsylvania,...

This volume explores how Texas's groundbreaking program of electricity restructuring has become a model for truly competitive energy markets in the United States.

Battery storage technologies have developed to the point that some are mature enough to serve as a generation resource. However, whether a battery can generate profits by interacting solely in energy markets is unclear. Meanwhile, FERC order 784 requires electricity exchange markets in the U.S....

We explore the relative impact of informative versus the credence effects of direct-to-consumer advertising in the market for prescription drugs. In particular, we examine how advertising for statin medications affects the delay between diagnosis and pharmacological treatment for patients with...

This volume explores how Texas's groundbreaking program of electricity restructuring has become a model for truly competitive energy markets in the United States.