This article examines the energy market restructuring in EU after the gradual liberalisation process of previous years and defines the application of European competition law to this framework of restructuring. We firstly present the different aspects of this restructuring and second we...

From Project economics prospective, EE options are seen as"no regrets" policies, since their net financial cost can be negative, i.e., the measures are justified purely on high financial returns. The justifiable factor is aligning programs to behavioral attitudes for utility's financial...

Why do some governments adopt policies to mitigate climate change while others do not? In this study, I illustrate the importance of industrial organization in shaping prospects for climate mitigation policy. Using a generalized difference-in-differences analysis, I show that U.S. states that...

Recent times have seen the emergence of an entire body of scholarly literature devoted to defining, conceptualizing, debating, measuring, and addressing the “digital divide.” Although many believe that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are primary in the potential to improve...

We propose a difference-in-differences (DiD) approach to estimate the impact of incentives on cost reduction. We show theoretically, and estimate empirically, that German electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) incur higher costs when subject to a lower-powered regulation mechanism. The...

We propose a difference-in-differences (DiD) approach to estimate the impact of incentives on cost reduction. We show theoretically, and estimate empirically, that German electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) pile up more costs in the year used to determine future prices when subject...

We propose a difference-in-differences (DiD) approach to estimate the impact of incentives on cost reduction. We show theoretically, and estimate empirically, that German electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) incur higher costs when subject to a lower powered regulation mechanism. The...

The economics of federalism is a broad discipline with more than five decades of experience. It may shed light on how regulatory jurisdiction is allocated in EU electricity and telecommunications markets. Specifically, this paper assesses the evolution of reform up to and including the third EU...

The 1990s witnessed significant regulatory changes in several Spanish network industries, such as electricity, telecommunications, natural gas and oil. This article provides an assessment of these developments, aiming to ascertain what goals policy-makers sought to achieve with the deregulation...