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Regulation of Energy Markets: Economic Mechanisms and Policy Evaluation

Regulation of Energy Markets: Economic Mechanisms and Policy Evaluation

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Series: Lecture Notes in Energy, Book 80

Business GeneralEconomicsTechnology & Engineering

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ISBN10: 303058321X
ISBN13: 9783030583217
Publisher: Springer
Published: Oct 17 2021
Pages: 361
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.25
Language: English

This textbook explains the main economic mechanisms behind energy markets and assesses how governments can implement policies to improve how these markets function. Adopting a micro-economic perspective, the book systematically analyses the various types of market failures on the electricity and gas markets as well as coal, oil, hydrogen and heat markets to identify government policies that can improve welfare. These shortcomings include the natural monopoly and the public-good character of energy infrastructures; market power resulting from inflexibility of supply and demand; international trade restrictions; negative externalities concerning the use of fossil energy; positive externalities concerning innovative new energy technologies; information asymmetries with regard to the product characteristics of energy commodities; and other public concerns, such as energy poverty.

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