This paper questions the need for a special regulatory framework for European airports in the light of recent developments in the relationship between airlines and airports. Three factors underlie the changed relationship. These are: the creation of a single European aviation market; the...

Every year the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School publish a volume of essays about Britain's system of utility regulation, with additional discussion of regulation in other countries. The book is a must for those interested in regulation, because it is an up-to-date...

This paper examines the application of price-cap regulation to the UK airport industry, with particular reference to the expansion of London-Stansted. This expansion is relevant to the debate concerning investment incentives inherent in the RPI-X approach and whether the UK style of regulation...