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zero output values without losing its flexibility properties. The tests shed light on the respective roles of regulation …
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The transport economics literature has indicated that introduction of competition for the market in urban bus services (i.e. by means of competitive bidding) could promote cost-efficiency with low fares and better quality services. Therefore, this paper analyse the main outcomes and the latest...
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This paper studies access pricing under three regimes: regulated access (VSR), negotiated access with discriminatory pricing (VSD) and negotiated access with non-discriminatory pricing (VSN). We compare each regime along three metrics: network quality, consumer surplus, and social welfare. To do...
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Economic regulation is portrayed as the objective application of clear economic theory to data in order to develop … appearance of objectivity only skin-deep? This paper argues that it is; that economic regulation is a form of social choice and … consequences of this result for economic regulation using railways as a case study, and charts some potential policy options in …
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all, in a sense to be made precise. -- Asymmetric Information ; Learning by Doing ; Regulation …
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This paper builds a dynamic model of utility regulation where a government cannot commit to a time-inconsistent policy …
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Access services. Given the present debate over expanding price regulation in this sector, the importance of market definition … on the expected economic effects of regulation is worth evaluating. In this paper, we demonstrate that if geographic … markets are “location specific” and supplied by a monopolist as the proponents of regulation claim, then price regulation …
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In 1999, the FCC largely deregulated middle-mile or "special access" enterprise communications services, resulting in explosive growth of new competitors using new technologies, including cable, fiber-optics, and high-speed Ethernet loops. But in recent years the agency has expressed increased...
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regulation measures -- disclosure and fines for unsuitable advice -- reduce commission payments and improve advice. None of the … regulation measures result in lower commissions and more suitable advice, however, and advice is equally biased in all treatments …
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We examine the slot management regime used in the EU and investigate how it may in the short run lead to inefficient outcomes and in the long run discourage support for expanded airport capacity. Slot administration is used to balance demand and supply when capacity is in short supply. Because...
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