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conjunctionwith the history of regulation and antitrust intervention in thetelecommunications sector. After discussing the impact of …
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Deregulation of the electricity sector has resulted in conflict between the economic aims of creating competitive …
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The main Nordic residential electricity markets (Norway, Sweden and Finland) effectively opened to retail competition … outcomes that customers prefer. Without retail competition, it is not clear how regulation will replicate this aspect of the …
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supplanting the role of regulation. Revised calculations suggest that the benefits of UK electricity privatisation were higher …The ‘standard model’ of electricity reform has been refined in many countries but not extended to others. Government is … been less customer switching in some residential electricity markets. There has been significant development of fixed price …
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dramatically while cost growth stabilized to the point of industry profitability. Relative electricity prices may be rising after … electricity price equations and liability. Failure to account for changes in electricity price trends perhaps misled earlier …
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A summary is given of research evaluating the economic effects of existing and prospective federal policies governing intercity and international freight and passenger transportation enterprises in the economy of the United States. The analysis encompasses all modes of transportation, including...
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In order to examine the feasibility of an intercity freight pipeline, it was necessary to develop cost equations for various competing transportation modes. This volume presents cost-estimating equations for rail carload, trailer-on-flatcar, truck, and freight pipeline. Section A presents...
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Throughout the United States, there is an accelerating abandonment of redundant and/or unprofitable light-density railroad lines. This abandonment can be economically harmful to both the shippers and the communities that were previously served. Although greater dependence upon truck...
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-business in railways. The main aims of the project are to: Map information flows and supply chain participant requirements …
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Since the reform in the 1980s, the Chinese electric power industry has experienced rapid expansion in both capacity and outputs, which is surprising since the industry is still under a plan control. The shortage of supply is a common problem in a plan economy according to the conventional...
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