Price Level Regulation for Diversified Public Utilities

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hillman, Jordan J., Braeutigam, Ronald (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
Series:Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • and Statement of Purpose
  • 1 The Inefficacy of Profit Level Regulation for the Natural Monopoly Markets of Diversified Firms
  • A. An Economic Overview
  • B. A Legal Overview
  • 2 The Welfare Ingredients of Price Level Regulation: Incentives and Decisional Options
  • A. The Firm’s Incentives and their Welfare Implications
  • B. Major Decisional Issues in a Price Level Regime
  • 3 Assessing the Efficacy of Price Level Regulation for the Natural Monopoly Markets of Diversified Firms
  • A. Potential Benefits of Price Level Regulation
  • B. Potential Problems of Price Level Regulation
  • 4 Implementing a Price Level Regime for Diversified Public Utilities
  • A. As Applied to the Firm’s Natural Monopoly Markets
  • B. As Applied to Relationships between the Diversified Firm’s Regulated and Unregulated Markets
  • Conclusion
  • Endnotes
  • Afterword