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Is the ideal of independent regulation appropriate? Evidence from the United Kingdom 独立监管的理想合适吗?来自英国的证据

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries Pub Date : 2019-03-25 DOI: 10.1177/1783591719836875

Steve Thomas

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引用次数: 4

The consequences of escalated politicization in the US regulatory process 美国监管程序政治化升级的后果

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries Pub Date : 2019-03-25 DOI: 10.1177/1783591719836874

K. Costello

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引用次数: 3

Self-regulation of online platform and competition policy challenges: A case study on Go-Jek 网络平台自律与竞争政策挑战——以Go-Jek为例

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries Pub Date : 2019-03-14 DOI: 10.1177/1783591719834864

S. Wahyuningtyas

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引用次数: 7

New digital threats to media pluralism in the information age 信息时代对媒体多元化的新数字威胁

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries Pub Date : 2019-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/1783591719886101

P. Parcu

引用次数: 10

Combating incumbency advantage of network effects: The role of entrant’s decisions and consumer preferences 对抗网络效应的在职优势：进入者决策和消费者偏好的作用

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries Pub Date : 2019-01-17 DOI: 10.1177/1783591718823922

Agam Gupta, Arqum Mateen, Divya Sharma, U. Sarkar, Vinu Cheruvil Thomas

引用次数: 1

Smart grid, load management and dynamic pricing for electricity: Simulation results from a field project in Switzerland 智能电网、负荷管理和电力动态定价：瑞士一个现场项目的模拟结果

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1783591719836629

Barbara Antonioli Mantegazzini, A. Giusti

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引用次数: 4

The long-term performance of a utility: The case of the Australian Post Office 公用事业的长期绩效:以澳大利亚邮局为例

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1783591719829043

M. Abbott

引用次数: 1

Exploring the regulatory challenges of a possible rollout of smart water meters in the Netherlands 探讨荷兰可能推出智能水表的监管挑战

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1783591719829421

Brenda Espinosa Apráez, S. Lavrijssen

引用次数: 8

Networks in infrastructure with applications to Latin America and the Caribbean 拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的基础设施网络应用

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1783591718819333

S. Berg, Michelle A. Phillips

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引用次数: 1

Third-party access in district heating: Lithuanian case analysis 区域供热中的第三方接入:立陶宛案例分析

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1783591719837410

Diana Korsakaitė, Darius Biekša, Egle Bieksiene

引用次数: 0