hand. Core of the German incentive regulation (Anreizregulierung) is a mathematical formula which enables to calculate a … Regulierungskonzepte, eine Aufarbeitung der Marktgegebenheiten sowie eine ausführliche Beschreibung der deutschen Anreizregulierung von … Investitionen setzen. Kern der Anreizregulierung stellt eine Formel dar, anhand derer sich eine Erlösobergrenze (EO) in Abhängigkeit …

) quality, ii) efficiency, and iii) ownership.i) Quality of health care is the most important good of the health production … ownership type on the production of quality of care and efficiency from a theoretical (Chapter 2) and empirical perspective …

-of-return regulation is generally thought to result in overinvestment, while incentive regulation is believed to entail underinvestment …. Yet, previous empirical work has generally found that the introduction of incentive regulation has not systematically …-of-return regulation because investment decisions (what can be included in the rate base) are usually evaluated in a discretionary manner …

small and medium-sized companies are being taken into account. The transaction cost theory serves as the theoretical …

5 and 6 identify the issues raised by competition along the two dimensions. These issues include efficiency, equity …

of the overall economic reform package that is being implemented in Australia. Enhancing efficiency in the economy …, Australia`s previous prime minister, Paul Keating, observed that {open_quotes}the engine which drives efficiency is free and …

5 and 6 identify the issues raised by competition along the two dimensions. These issues include efficiency, equity …

; and (4) economic efficiency. We address economic-efficiency considerations in this study. Economic efficiency is important … electric-industry`s efficiency lowers costs and, hence, electric prices. In this study, we look at the sources of (in)efficiency …, more product choices, better customer service, and often the need for less regulation by federal and state agencies. In the …

Restructuring is attempting to bring the economic efficiency of competitive markets to the electric power industry. To …

This paper explores the empirical effects of competition on technical efficiency in the context of electricity industry … were for the most part unaffected by restructuring, experienced the smallest efficiency gains over the past decade …