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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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Price control can restore efficiency in some cases, but an uncarefully designed policy fails to restore efficiency, yields side effects, or even exacerbates efficiency losses. This paper shows that the copyright royalty rule, which takes the greater of ad valorem royalties and perunit royalties,...
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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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This article examines the issue of the appropriate scope of review of economic evidence enshrined in the discretionary assessments of utility regulators in the US and the UK. It advances a balance of institutional competencies approach to the question of the degree of deference owed to the...
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Airport regulations can take the form of cost-based, incentive, single-till and dual-till regulations. The present chapter highlights that no regulatory regime can solve all pricing and investment problems involved in airport operations at once when airports control prices in the areas of...
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In this paper is analyzed the regulation of access to and activity of certain professions, namely of lawyers and … physicians. A quick review of the economic theory of regulation of professions, namely (a) Why regulate, (b) How to regulate, and … by Norway, the UK [England and Wales] and Belgium perform better in terms of efficient regulation, whereas Germany …
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electricity), which requires sufficient and adequate cross-border interconnector capacity. However, cross-border interconnector … policy debate on interconnector expansion and studies two particular points. First, the effects of network regulation on the …
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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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transition from regulation to product market competition. First, we develop a theoretical framework that models this particular … organizational structure. Second, we use the US electricity deregulation in the 1990's to test the model. Using patents as a metric …
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basic principles of the organisation of the electricity market to the greatest possible extent is required. The author … electricity network in balance, the opportunities which suppliers have to increase consumer involvement in the electricity market …, citizens' desire for setting up local energy cooperatives, the increase in the degree to which the electricity markets in …
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