This paper was prepared for the OECD-IEA Climate Change Expert Group (formerly called the Annex I Expert Group) for the purpose of providing useful and timely input on specific topics relevant to international negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)....

The OECD Competition Committee debated competition and regulation in the water sector in February 2004. This document includes an executive summary and the documents from the meeting: an analytical note by the OECD, written submissions from Australia, Denmark, the European Commission, Germany,...

We analyze the optimal investment strategy of a monopolist which has subscribed a concession contract to provide a public utility, i.e. water service. We present a strategic model in which a monopolist chooses both the timing of the investment and the capacity. We focus not only on the value of...