In this article, I analyze and compare the contributions of Dupuit and Walras on the natural monopoly of railroads …. Both theorists argued that inland waterways—as opposed to railroads—could be vertically unbundled, a point which previous … and Walras both concluded that railroads were better managed under the monopoly regime; however they drew upon different …

Although many economic and business historians have examined how American railroads colluded to raise rates or limit … service, they have paid less attention to the many ways railroads cooperated to exchange cars and freight between companies … service associations" to organize and pay for cars shared between roads; and third, the building of cooperative infrastructure …

West, some "natural monopoly" sectors will require continued regulation to protect consumers from monopoly abuses. This … paper focuses on three aspects of the design of regulatory policy in these countries: the appropriate sectors for regulation …

, PPP, price cap, etc.), the paper is structured by modes. For each infrastructure type (national roads, highways, railways … overinvestment. The last section will provide recommendations for a more efficient regulation. …

We consider the regulation of a monopoly facing consumers that may evade payments, an important issue in public …