The International Handbook of telecommunications economics

.Vol. II: Emerging telecommunications networks

This reference work provides a thorough and up-to-date survey and analysis of recent developments in the economics of telecommunications. The handbooks serve both as a source of reference and technical supplement for the field of telecommunications economics. This reference work provides a thorough and up-to-date ...

Retailing in the European Union

Structures, competition and performance

The international handbook of telecommunications economics

Vol. III: World telecommunications markets

Competition in european electricity markets

a cross-country comparison

Industries in Europe

competition, trends and policy issues

Market dominance and antitrust policy

The regulation of the pharmaceutical industry

How are pharmaceutical technologies developed and controlled in our societies? To what extent should the availability of these technologies be determined by scientific experts, a democratic state, the interests of final users, or ethical principles? This unique collection brings together the work of social scientists ...

Business, information technology and society

Utility and production

a theory and applications

This microeconomics text presents the traditional economic theories about utility and production, as well as the main alternative theories of consumer and company behaviour. It contains new theoretical functions created from specific optimisation procedures. Moreover, it details clearly the common function expression forms such as ...

Economies of network industries

Systems of production

Markets, organisations and performance

Modeling software markets

empirical analysis, network simulations, and marketing implications

La ordenación jurídica de la actividad económica

The political economy of institutional change in the electricity supply industry

Through a variety of analytical lenses, this text helps fill a gap in the political economy of second-wave, or microeconomic, reforms around the world, and more specifically in the context of the electricity supply industry, where such reforms have been as problematic as they have ...

La distribución de música en Internet

análisis tecnológico, marco regulatorio y modelos de negocio

The economics of hydroelectric power

Despite the extensive body of literature on energy economics, very little economics research has been conducted that focuses specifically on dams and hydroelectric power. This work addresses this deficiency by examining the multiple roles that dams play, as well as the role of hydroelectric power ...

Controlling market power in telecommunicications

antitrust vs sector-specific regulation

Economic regulation in the telecommunications sector can be performed through economy-wide instruments, such as antitrust law and antitrust authorities, or through sector-specific instruments, such as telecommunications regulation and regulatory authorities. Relying on a comparative analysis of five countries, the present book seeks to shed some ...

Petróleo y gas natural

industria, mercados y precios

Liberalizzazione del trasporto terrestre e servizi pubblici economici

Utility privatization and regulation

a fair deal for consumers?

Latin American countries have now privatized a large number of their utility industries and make more use of market approaches to delivery through networks. Privatization has major consequences for efficiency, long-term growth, consumer welfare and income distribution but insufficient attention has been paid to the ...