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How to play the game as the bridge between two European power markets – the case of Western Denmark

Amundsen, Eirik S.; Donslund, Bjarne; Olsen, Ole Jess - Institutt for Økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen - 2005

In this paper we set out to investigate the price and quantity fluctuations in Western Denmark, which took place during the winter season 2002-2003. This was a period, which exhibited critical supply conditions in the Nordic area due to a shortage of hydropower. On average, the market in Western...

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Entry decisions after deregulation: the role of incumbents' market power

Ciari, Lorenzo; Bonis, Riccardo De - Money and Finance Research group (Mo.Fi.R.) - 2011

This paper investigates the role of incumbents' market power in shaping the entry decisions of Italian banks after branching liberalization in 1990. Using a unique dataset on 260 banks, we find that entry over the 1990-1995 period was targeted towards markets that were more competitive to begin...

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Why has the Nordic electricity market worked so well?

Amundsen, Eirik S.; Bergman, Lars - Institutt for Økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen - 2005

The general opinion among power industry representatives and electricity market analysts is that the Nordic electricity … market has worked well. The purpose of this paper is to explore why the Nordic electricity market has performed well and to … the potential problem of market power abuse is investigated in particular. The relatively successful electricity market …

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Retail Competition in the Milk Market in a U.S. Midwestern City

Hovhannisyan, Vardges; Gould, Brian W. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2011

The main goal of this manuscript is to explore the retailer conduct in the milk market in a U.S. Midwestern city, based upon a structural estimation of consumer milk demand and retailer optimality conditions. To model milk demand we rely upon the Almost Ideal Demand System, while allowing the...

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An Analysis of the Banana Import market in the U.S.

Su, Chia-Hsien; Ishdorj, Ariun; Leatham, David J. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2011

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Market Power in US Broadband Services

Hazlett, Thomas; Weisman, Dennis - In: Review of Industrial Organization 38 (2011) 2, pp. 151-171

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Examining tradeable permits with market power, banking and non-compliance: a finite period model

Sawhney, Aparna; Mitra, Susmita - In: Economics Bulletin 31 (2011) 2, pp. 1265-1274

Our model examines how co-existence of market power and noncompliance affects the efficiency and effectiveness of a cap-and-trade system with banking-borrowing in a finite period model. The dynamic equilibrium analysis here extends the results of the established literature, and we show that the...

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Consequences of BSE disease outbreaks in the Canadian beef industry

Stephen Clark, J.; Cechura, Lukas - In: AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics 3 (2011) 1

This study examines farm to wholesale prices spreads to measure the impact of the BSE disease outbreak on the Canadian beef industry. The study uses structure break tests developed by Gregory and Hansen (1996) and Hansen (1992) examine possible breaks within co integrating relationships. The...

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Pooling, Access, and Countervailing Power in Channel Governance

Hendrikse, G.W.J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2011

Fruit and vegetable marketing organization The Greenery has experienced various governance structure changes, like horizontal merger, forward integration, and the emergence of grower associations. A multilateral incomplete contracting model is presented to account for these changes by analysing...

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How much competition is a secondary market?

Chen, Jiawei; Esteban, Susanna; Shum, Matthew - Instituto de Ciencias Sociales, Instituto Madrileño de … - 2010

Do active secondary markets aid or harm durable goods manufacturers? We build a dynamic equilibrium model of durable goods oligopoly, with consumers who incur lumpy costs when transacting in the secondary market, and calibrate it to U.S. automobile industry data. By varying transaction costs, we...

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