of market power may lead to increased markups. We use a detailed dataset on electricity transactions to investigate the … impact of market-based deregulation in the context of the U.S. electricity sector. We find that the increase in markups …

This paper investigates whether European electricity market reforms have induced any changes in firm efficiency either … productivity effects of changing industry structure, ownership structure and regulation with respect to barriers to entry and … sluggish productivity improvements of European electricity firms due to reforms implemented in the last decade. In particular …

The German electricity market has recovered well from the 2022 energy crisis. Policymakers should now redirect the … focus of energy policy to further expanding renewable energy sources. The year 2023 showed that the German electricity … climate policy to cover 80 percent of electricity consumption with renewable energy sources, as the German Renewable Energy …

, however, be observed across countries and sectors. We focus on electricity and gas sectors because energy sectors have usually …

to what is expected, both graphical analyses and OLS regressions for a small sample of electricity and gas regulators …

to what is expected, both graphical analyses and OLS regressions for a small sample of electricity and gas regulators …

Limited electricity restructuring has occurred in Canada. This chapter focuses on the electricity sector restructuring … aftermath of re-regulation and the lessons learned. It also reviews briefly the restructuring experience in the province of …

This paper examines the short-lived electricity sector restructuring initiative of the province of Ontario, Canada … electricity markets to competition. The summer of 2002 saw retail prices reach levels that consumers had never previously … encountered. By December 2002, the provincial government froze retail electricity prices, covering approximately half of Ontarios …

The financial organisations engaged in the electricity and natural gas markets were forced to change, due to the … forms, especially in the electricity sector. We note that the electrical power and natural gas sector are not characterised … Law and Energy Market Regulation …

, telecommunications and electricity, in two large countries, Spain and the United Kingdom. We find evidence that in telecommunications …, but not in electricity, reform has led to a “two-track” Europe, where citizens who are elderly, not working or the less …