on prices andsocial welfare of the structural separation. Our results indicate thatthe structural separation would lead …

An important issue in economics is how market structure affects prices.While the standard view is that competition … lowers prices, Chen andRiordan (2006) argued that with product differentiation it is notexceptional for prices to be higher … under duopoly than monopoly. Thispaper empirically investigates one implication from Chen and Riordan,namely, that prices …

This paper empirically investigates the effect of international simpleresale (ISR) authorization on the prices for … bilateral markets from 1995 to2004. These data provide detailed information on prices, variable costs,fixed costs and market … market concentration is negatively correlatedwith IMTS prices set by incumbent firms. …

crude oil, energy product prices, and other assumptions which may affect the macroeconomic outlook. By varying the …

in five sections: Initial Estimates; Summary Statistics; Crude Oil Prices; Prices of Petroleum Products; Volumes of …

in five sections: Initial Estimates; Summary Statistics; Crude Oil Prices; Prices of Petroleum Products; Volumes of …

. Since that time, oil prices have slipped, the general rate of inflation has abated, domestic electric power consumption has …. Although the present depressed avoided electric energy prices are not consistent with the projections on which this report …

natural gas prices are discussed. In the State of California, the agency responsible for the official forecast is the … establishes the forecast of natural gas prices in addition to other parameters which are used in the planning process. The … service area forecast indicates a bottoming of the gas price in 1994 at $2.50/mmbtu. Recent prices in 1992 are already at …

success of that government program. When the prices of oil dropped in the 1980s, many geothermal operators left the industry …