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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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by Dr. Carolyn Gideon, to stress the immanent threat of network markets turning into a monopoly. This theses ends in …
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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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The German response to the Fukushima nuclear power plant incident was possibly the most significant change of policy towards nuclear power outside Japan, leading to a sudden and very significant shift in the underlying power generation structure in Germany. This provides a very useful natural...
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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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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...
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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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Prior research proposes that a monopolist with private information inflates their reported costs under rate regulation …
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