In den letzten Monaten wurde in der Presse erneut auf Schwierigkeiten mancher Privatkunden beim Wechsel ihrer Stromlieferanten hinwiesen1. Gleichzeitig hat die Europäische Kommission in verschiedenen Untersuchungen festgestellt, dass die Strompreise in Deutschland im Vergleich zu den anderen...

This paper analyses the determinants of the size of the informal economy using cross-country regressions. Two sets of global data using indirect estimation techniques and the perception of business leaders for 109 countries as well as a regional set for Latin America based on direct data are...

This paper takes stock with the results of utility privatization in Bolivia. This paper deals with the process of structural reforms in this country and the specific results that have to date been accomplished in the electricity industry. It is mostly interested in exploring whether the...