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The main Nordic residential electricity markets (Norway, Sweden and Finland) effectively opened to retail competition …
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We look at the effects of restructuring on three issues: (a) economic surplus and environmental quality, (b) the cost … the SIP Call region. We find that without the NOx cap, nationwide restructuring leads to higher NOx and carbon emissions … from the electricity sector. Adding either a seasonal or an annual NOx cap-and-trade regime in the eastern United States …
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generation performance standard as alternative approaches for distributing carbon emission allowances in the electricity sector …. We solve a detailed national electricity market model and find the auction is roughly one-half the societal cost of the … competition in the electricity sector. The differences in the cost of the approaches flow from the effect of each approach on …
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This thesis reviews restructuring efforts of the electricity market in Latin America. The work first examines the … consumption is described as well as their experiences undergone before and after electricity restructuring. A summary section is … restructuring and privatization, and antitrust theory. Next, five countries are selected due to their leadership role in electric …
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This dissertation discusses substitution effects on retail pricing problems. In the presence of substitutable products, the inventory levels and prices of different products interact in complicated ways and, therefore, insights developed in the context of single-product pricing problems do not...
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Objectives: The economic implications of a lack of competition in the grocery retail sector are hotly contested. However, there are also significant health implications of such anti-competitive practices that seldom receive attention. This paper hopes to draw attention to the potential public...
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This thesis focuses on the impact of a mega-store on the existing businesses in a specific area--Magazine Street in New Orleans. The potential mega-store is a 200,000 square foot Wal-Mart Supercenter that is part of the retail component of the St. Thomas housing re-development. The focus of this...
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Retail pricing is a timely issue fueled by apparel price deflation, intense inter-channel retail competition, and increased presence of retail brands. Focused on the competitive dynamics of the apparel retail industry, this research investigated price as a key driver of competition for apparel...
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perceptions of organisational effectiveness during downsizing/restructuring events. By exploring these relationships, the research … seeks to help organisations facing downsizing/restructuring to identify best practices to support employees during the … downsizing and organisational restructuring, together with knowledge, knowledge sharing and organisational effectiveness. A …
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Introduction of the statutory voluntary administration (VA) process in mid 1993 represented a significant change to corporate insolvency law in Australia in providing greater opportunity for companies to attempt to resolve their financial distress. The final decision regarding the administration...
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