Welfare distribution effect of a price reduction in the Dutch gas transport market: A scenario analysis of regulatory policy, market form and rent allocation

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 6299-6308

  van Witteloostuijn, Arjen ^a   Brakman, Steven ^b   van Marrewijk, Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Market form; Regulatory policy; Rent allocation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEREGULATION; ENERGY POLICY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SHAREHOLDERS;

GAS TRANSPORT PRICES; LIBERALIZATION; REGULATORY POLICY; RENT ALLOCATION;

GAS INDUSTRY;

COMPETITIVENESS; GAS SUPPLY; GAS TRADE; GAS TRANSPORT; LIBERALIZATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENTAL SECTOR; SHIPPING; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35648991544     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.07.027     Document Type: Article

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