Energy in a Competitive Market

Essays in Honour of Colin Robinson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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This fine collection of original essays is in recognition of Colin Robinson, who has been at the forefront of thinking in energy economics for over 30 years. Energy in a Competitive Market brings together both prominent academics and practitioners to honour his outstanding and unique contribution. The authors cover a wide and fascinating selection of topics incorporating the whole spectrum of energy economics. In doing so, they examine the belief that markets are the key to the effective allocation of resources, a notion which arguably applies as much to energy as it does to any other commodity. In particular, they focus on several pertinent issues including: competition and regulation in gas and electricitycomparative efficiency analysis (yardstick competition) in electricity regulationUK coal in competitive marketsvertical integration in the oil industrycluster developments in the UK continental shelfmodelling underlying energy demand trendsemissions targets, environmental Kuznets curves and incentive mechanisms.Colin Robinson's work on the economics of energy has influenced the thinking of academics, researchers and policymakers alike. This book, in his honour, will undoubtedly do the same.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-05-28
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781840647983

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Contents: Introduction 1. Electricity and Gas Regulation in Great Britain: The End of an Era 2. Yardstick Competition and Comparative Performance Measures in Practice 3. Yardstick Competition and Efficiency Benchmarking in Electricity Distribution 4. The Swiss Electricity Industry and the Regulation of Distribution Prices 5. Efficiency and Performance in the Gas Industry 6. UK Coal in Competitive Energy Markets 7. Economists and the Oil Industry: Facts versus Analysis, the Case of Vertical Integration 8. The Economics of Field Cluster Developments in the UK Continental Shelf 9. Modelling Underlying Energy Demand Trends 10. Long-run Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Environmental Kuznets Curves: Different Pathways to Development? 11. UK Emissions Targets: Modelling Incentive Mechanisms Index

'. . . These essays are solidly researched and documented, carefully expounded theoretically and empirically, and offer the reader new insights into energy market issues and problems of both the past and the future. . . This collection of essays is an excellent festschrift in honor of the substantial energy contributions of Colin Robinson over many years. Because of the essays' primary focus on UK and European matters, they may have more appeal to readers in those locations. Yet the competitive and regulatory themes advanced to improve performance in utilities may resonate well with North American readers interested in efficiencies and effectiveness, particularly after the August 2003 blackout, which affected a wide swath of the US and Canada. The articles on field cluster development, energy demand, and emissions trends and abatement are clearly of interest to readers on energy topics, regardless of their geographic location, for these subjects will be with us for some time to come. The collection constitutes a valuable contribution and advancement to the state of our knowledge in all the subjects addressed.'