This paper analyses technical efficiency of local electricity distribution in Italy (1994, 1996) by using both …-sectional data were examined with respect to:(a) ENEL - the Italian electricity monopolist;(b) municipal authorities (MUNIs), i ….e. town-based electric utilities which sometimes hold franchises for electricity distribution within city limits …

theoretically, and estimate empirically, that German electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) pile up more costs in the year … used to determine future prices when subject to a lower-powered regulation mechanism. The difference is particularly …

-based regulation of access charges for electricity grids enhances competition in the downstream-market. The paper shows that the … field by means of a cost-based regulation of access charges always creates competition in the downstream-market. The paper … also derives the welfare effects of both the liberalization of the downstream-market and the cost-based regulation. …

The European Commission is introducing new regulations on submission and publication of data in electricity markets … immediacy. I conclude that to achieve the aims of efficiently functioning wholesale electricity markets, fair and non …-discriminatory access to data and a coherent and consistent view of the European wholesale electricity market, it does not seem advisable to …

This paper explores the relation between the regulation of monopolistic upstream prices and the incentives of a … network industries like telecommunications, electricity and railways and has sparked off a controversy in the literature. The …. The insights are applied to the electricity supply industry in Germany. …

the country generation was unbundled from transmission and distribution and competitive markets for energy generation were … states, legislators are now considering re-imposing regulation. In this paper I discuss some successful features of industry … heavyhanded regulation should be resisted. …

tighter regulation. Using data from the electricity industry, this analysis considers the total effect of restructuring on one … restructuring in the electricity generation industry. As numerous industries and economies have undergone this sort of transition to …

coordination. This paper examines three persistent sources of flawed coordination: 1) a regulation versus unbundling dilemma, 2 … underlined with lessons from (European) electricity and railways. …

-term changes and the long-term impact on competition in the electricity market as well as the impact on costs and security of …