Materials from Hertford Seminars
Is there an end game for regulation with competitive markets
Delivered as part of ‘Is there an end game for regulation with competitive markets’, Hertford Seminar in Regulation 2000
November 24, 2000
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The regulation of water public services in France
In France, the debate on regulation of public services often excludes the water sector, one of the few sectors not affected by post-war nationalisation. The industry is decentralisied, with quality and price placed on the large number of communes. The 1990s saw increasing social demands in favour of better regulaton.
July 3, 2000
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The electricity and telecommunications sectors in Spain: Rapid change, regulators at the crossroads
This study highlights limits to real reform in the electricity and telecommunications sectors in Spain
July 3, 2000
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New regulations for public services in competition
This is an introduction to a book (edited by Claude Henry, Michel Matheu and Alain Jeunemaitre and published by OUP 2001) assessing new forms of public regulation in Europe and indicating what has already been learned and suggesting the questions that need to be addressed.
July 3, 2000
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Co-operation among energy regulators in the European Union
This paper addresses the questions of how and why do European energy regulators co-operate.It is divided into five sections: a description of the legal framewrorks and market structures of electricity and natural gas in the EU; why energy regulators have been introduced by most Member States and why different institutional formats have been adopted; why co-operation among energy regulators is necessary; the main objectives of the Council of European Energy Regulators; the role of regulators within the political and institutional framework of the EU.
July 3, 2000
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Developments in regulatory principles: the UK experience
Developments in the principles of utility regulation are assessed in the light of UK experience. The incentives-rent extraction model of price regulation, multi-product pricing and access pricing, rules for spot markets, structural regulation and the problem of regulatory commitment are discussed using a unified theoretical framework.
July 3, 2000
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Contrasts in Germany: decentralised versus sector-specific regulation
An overview of the recent liberalisation of the telecommunications, electricity, and railways sectors in Germany.
June 30, 2000
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The water regulation regime in England & Wales
This is a draft of chapter 8 of book, ‘Regulation of Network Utilities’ (edited by Claude Henry, Michel Matheu and Alain Jeunemaitre and published by OUP 2001) assessing new forms of public regulation in Europe
February 11, 2000
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Response to the MoJ’s legal services review call for evidence
This brief note responds to the MoJ’s call for evidence in the context of its review of legal
services regulation. It is based on past and current work of the Regulatory Policy Institute in
both the legal services sector and more generally across sectors of the UK economy and
internationally. It focuses on general principles rather than on specific detail.
January 1, 2000
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January 1, 2000