Publications in: Regulatory economics
PR04 Scope for Efficiency Studies
| Published: | November, 2003 |
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This report for OFWAT provides an assessment of the scope for future operating and capital efficiency in the water and sewerage industries by using both a “top-down” and “bottom-up” approach. The top-down approach assesses the scope for future efficiency improvements by analysing past productivity trends in the water and sewerage industries and by undertaking a […]
A Production Model of Service Quality at An Post
| Published: | June, 2003 |
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Crew, M.A. and Kleindorfer, P.R. (eds), Competitive Transformation of the Postal and Delivery Sector, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. Swinand, G.
London Economics Review of European Union Electricity Markets
| Published: | April, 2003 |
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This study reviews the regulatory regimes in the EU member states and examines how the differences in regulatory policy and openness to investment are likely to have had an impact on new investment.
A Laboratory Study of Auctions for Reducing Non-point Source Pollution
| Published: | 2003 |
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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, vol. 46: 446 – 71, 2003. Cason, T.N., Gangadharan, L. and Duke, C.
Market Power in Tradable Permit Markets: A Laboratory Test Bed for Emissions Trading in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria
| Published: | 2003 |
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Ecological Economics, vol. 46: 469 – 91, 2003. Cason, T.N., Gangadharan, L. and Duke, C.
A Production Model of Service Quality at An Post
| Published: | 2003 |
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“A Production Model of Service Quality at An Post”. Paper presented at the 11th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics. Toledo, Spain. June 4-7, 2003.
OLS and Instrumental Variable Price Elasticity Estimates for Water in Mixed-Effect Models Under a Multipart Tariff Structure
| Published: | April, 2002 |
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A mixed-effects residential demand model for potable water is developed using a longitudinal data set constructed for the analysis. The data set comprises of 1,065 households from the Sydney Metropolitan and Wollongong areas, covering sixteen quarters from 1990 to 1994. The purpose of developing the demand model is to use it as a base model […]
Assessment of the Benefits of Universal Postal Service to Consignia
| Published: | March, 2002 |
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The report for Postwatch evaluates and quantifies the benefits of Consignia’s (Royal Mail) Universal Service Obligation (USO). The study reports the results of the application of a general economic model using pricing and production decisions by a multi-product monopolist to the postal sector. The methodology employed uses demand and supply side models and techniques to […]
An Experimental Test of Design Alternatives for the British 3G / UMTS Auction
| Published: | January, 2002 |
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In spring 2000, the British government auctioned off licences for Third Generation mobile telecommunications services. In the preparation of the auction, two designs involving each a hybrid of an English and a sealed-bid auction were suggested by the government: a discriminatory and a uniform price variant. We report an experiment on these two designs, and […]
De Waterindustrie in Engeland En Wales (The Water Industry in England and Wales)
| Published: | June, 2000 |
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Economisch Statistische Berichten Dossier: Liberalisering van Netwerksectoren, Nederlands Economische Instituut, 22 June 2000, Volume 85, No. 4261, 2000. Jones, S.