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have contributed to the transformation of the telecommunications industry, competition has played a key role in driving …
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competitive concept. The analysis models some 15 effects, grouped in three categories: the competition effect, the interconnector …
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of selection and intensity. The primary findings are: First, greater deregulation and competition has a positive effect … competition and level and policies for stranded cost recovery do affect spending. Second, the response of R&D to financial and … effective retail competition may mitigate the problem of declining electricity R&D by the utilities. …
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the past three decades. The indicators focus on regulations that affect competitive pressures in areas where competition … of competition and economic performance.<P>Régulation des services dans les pays de l'OCDE : évaluation et traits …
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Price fluctuations that partially comove with demand are a specific feature inherent to liberalized electricity markets. The regulatory authority in Great Britain, however, believed that sometimes electricity prices were significantly higher than what was expected and, therefore, introduced...
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analyze the cost efficiency of vertical integration, by estimating a translog multiproduct cost function for a sample of 14 … local utilities to reach both the minimum production capacity and the efficiency that are required to compete in the open …
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The electricity systems have a central role to play in the transition towards a low carbon economy and integration of renewable energy sources in the European Union. However, the European electricity networks face a diverse set of existing and new risks that can hamper the energy security of...
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Promoting competition among electricity producers is primarily targeted at ensuring low electricity prices for … whether the regulatory reforms to improve competition were successful at mitigating the extent of strategic capacity …
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Independent regulatory authorities are a basic prerequisite for a successful liberalization process. However, contrary to what is expected, both graphical analyses and OLS regressions for a small sample of electricity and gas regulators operating in 16 European countries reveal a negative...
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the level of competition in the non-network activities, several EU member states still adhere to a solely legally …
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