The purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of vertical unbundling on German electric utilities. Our … supply. Overall, we have two main conclusions. First, the major step in the unbundling process is from "lean legal unbundling …" to "fat legal unbundling"; additional steps beyond that are small, both in benefits and in costs. Second, the benefits of …

coordination. This paper examines three persistent sources of flawed coordination: 1) a regulation versus unbundling dilemma, 2 …What is a good balance between competition and coordination in network industries? Network unbundling aims to promote … competition, but this has to be balanced against the downside of unbundling: firm-internal coordination falls away and must be …

application of antitrust law to industries under the scope of sectoral regulation. Second, the preferred unbundling method … promote and protect competition in electricity and gas markets. This is done by imposing rules regarding the ‘unbundling’: the … imposed TPA and the different unbundling models. The contribution shows that both regimes have pursued a similar policy …

This paper aims at highlighting the Commission's approach towards the relation between sector specific regulation and … relation between sector regulation and competition law. Our intention is to offer a basis for comparison and counterarguments … American- and open to third parties, system for access to facilities. Futhermore, we note that recent regulation - Third Energy …

, challenge antitrust and regulation policy. The paper focuses on the theoretical and methodological basis provided by the New … specific view of NIE at industrial organization, antitrust and regulation, discusses three current issues - the European policy …

general competition and sector specific frameworks and rules regarding the regulation of the Internal Energy Market …-by-case solutions, which lack the breadth of objectives expressed by sector regulation. On the other hand, sector regulation seems to … hierarchical priority over sector-specific rules and its direct application cannot be excluded when sector regulation is …

industry-wide competition and consumer welfare are antitrust law and regulation. This is no less true in the professional … sports and telecast industries. The collision of these two industries has resulted in a labyrinth of regulation and, arguably …