The political economy of electricity interconnections -- The Southern African Power Pool -- European electricity markets -- Nord Pool -- Power interconnection in the ASEAN region -- Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore interconnection -- Conclusions and way forward

Trading schemes for emission allowances have become a panacea for nations aspiring toreduce their aggregate emissions of greenhouse gases from industry in a cost-effectivemanner. The contention of this paper is that an emissions trading scheme (ETS) shouldnot be based on blanket coverage of...

We analyse the efficiency effects of the initial permit allocation given to firms with market power in both permit and output market. We examine two models: a long-run model with endogenous technology and capacity choice, and a short-run model with fixed technology and capacity. In the long run,...