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How Evidence-based is Regulatory Policy? A Comparison Across OECD Governments
Kirchhoff, Justus; Nikolka, Till - In: ifo DICE Report 15 (2017) 4, pp. 45-48
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Acquisitions, Entry and Innovation in Network Industries
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars; Tåg, Joacim - 2011
Why do so many high-priced acquisitions of entrepreneurial firms take place in network industries? We develop a theory of commercialization (entry or sale) in network industries showing that high equilibrium acquisition prices are driven by the incumbents' desire to prevent rivals from acquiring...
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A nélkülözjetetlen eszközök értelmezése és a postai szolgáltatások
Valentiny, Pál; Kiss, Károly Miklós - 2009
doctrine was developed in antitrust, it became a frequently cited notion in the regulation of network utilities. Its relevance … the doctrine in competition polcy and regulation in the EU and Hungary. The next section is devoted to the controversies …
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Dependent Controllers and Regulation Policies: Theory and Evidence
Guerriero, Carmine - 2006
This paper analyzes the effects of supervisors' (i.e., regulators and judges) selection rules on regulated prices. A checks and balances' regulatory review process strengthens the role of the judicial power and election increases the populism of implicitly motivated supervisors. Election arises...
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Auswirkungen disaggregierter Regulierung auf die Kapazität von Verkehrssektoren: Eine wettbewerbstheoretische und empirische Untersuchung am Beispiel des Luftverkehrssektors
Keitel, Sebastian - 2015
Infrastrukturen in Verkehrssektoren sind regelmäßig Gegenstand von Diskussionen um Marktversagen und Markteingriffe. Die in der EU verfolgten Regulierungsansätze und die daraus entstandene Regulierungslandschaft insbesondere in Verkehrssektoren sind dadurch divers: Während...
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The relationship between local loop unbundling and the deployment of alternative broadband networks: An empirical analysis
Garrone, Paola; Zaccagnino, Michele - 2011
This paper means to add to empirical research on the impact of local loop unbundling (LLU) on broadband networks. In particular, it focuses on broadband investment made by entrants. Starting from late Nineties telecommunications incumbents of several European Union countries have been required...
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Regulatory objectives and the intensity of unbundling in electricity markets
Lindemann, Henrik - 2015
Despite the positive effect electricity grids separated from generation and supply by ownership are expected to have on the level of competition in the non-network activities, several EU member states still adhere to a solely legally unbundled transmission grid. This choice might be induced by...
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On distributive effects of optimal regulation for power grid expansion
Herrera, Luis Ángel; Rosellón, Juan - 2013
To date, the distributive implications of incentive regulation on electricity transmission networks have not been … efficiency under price-cap regulation have not yet been identified. To discern these parameters is the motivation for the … price-cap incentive regulation for electricity transmission. We find that a regulator's use of ideal (Laspeyres) weights …
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The Impact of Consumer Protection in the Digital Age: Evidence from the European Union
Rösner, Anja; Haucap, Justus; Heimeshoff, Ulrich - 2020
We investigate the effect of an EU-wide consumer protection regulation on consumer trust as well as consumer behavior … levels before the introduction of the regulation. This rich data set allows us to apply a difference-in-difference estimator …
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Costos de generación, inversión y precios del sector eléctrico en México
Enríquez, Alejandra; Ramírez, José Carlos; … - In: Investigación Económica 78 (2019) 309, pp. 58-79
Electricity prices have seen a consistent upward trend since the implementation of Mexico's electricity market reform (EMR). This has been interpreted by some as a failure of the EMR. In this paper we study the determinants of such price increases. We calculate the generation cost curve of the...
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