Competition among producers within an integrated electricity system is impeded by any limited transmission capacity there may be at its borders. Two alternative market mechanisms have recently been designed to organize the allocation of scarce transmission capacity at cross-border level: the...

When using electronic marketplaces as a method to exchange goods and services in business-to-business markets, investments are required to integrate this method of buying and selling into the internal systems of the market participants. These investments are typically information technology (IT)...