1. How much internalization of nuclear risk through liability insurance?; 2. Spatial effects in willingness-to-pay: the case of nuclear risks; 3. Switching costs, firm size, and market structure; 4. Can conglomerates ease credit constraints?

In the wake of the gas crisis, in March 2022 the European Council called on the Council and the Commission to examine how ‘an aggregator model / single buyer’ could help reduce gas prices. The Council also said that Member States and the Commission would ‘work together on voluntary common...

Understanding how consumers respond to turbulent market conditions is crucial for planning security of natural gas supply. This paper estimates the price elasticity of demand in Germany in a period with both high price fluctuations, a pandemic and a fear of natural gas shortage. Using...