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This paper analyses whether scale economies exists in the UK telecommunications industry. The approach employed differs from other UK studies in that panel data for a range of companies is used. This increases the number of observations and thus allows potentially for more robust tests for...
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In this article we chart the development of competition and deregulation of the British retail energy markets, explaining the evolution of competitive constraints when consumers are introduced to supplier choice for the first time. In the context of rising real energy prices for consumers, and...
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policy debate on interconnector expansion and studies two particular points. First, the effects of network regulation on the …
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the efficient and the monopoly benchmarks. There remains a rationale for regulation, albeit reduced relative to the …, in which regulation has been imposed on what appears to be a competitive industry. We introduce a framework which … the termination charge being set at the monopoly level), and one analyzing mobile-to-mobile network interconnection (where …
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Markets Act (DMA) can learn from existing regulation of gatekeepers in other industries. In particular, banking regulation …
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sector regulation and objectives as a context within the process of implementation of competition law in the energy sector … and third, we will investigate how sector regulation in energy sector incorporates competition law principles and affirms … combined with the need for effectiveness and focus on other than competition objectives of sector regulation and we will result …
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This paper assesses the integration strategy of the European Union in regulated network markets. The paper argues that in these markets integration should not be an end in itself. In regulated markets the conventional gains from trade or freedom of establishment may be outweighed by significant...
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-cap incentive regulation, independent regulatory agencies and an emphasis on introducing competition where possible. For each …, and these weaknesses call for a model of regulation designed specifically to address them …
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This paper offers a framework for regulating internalities. Using a simple economic model, we provide four principles for designing and evaluating behaviorally-motivated policy. We then outline rules for determining which contexts reliably reflect true preferences and discuss empirical...
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transition from regulation to product market competition. First, we develop a theoretical framework that models this particular …
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