Search for dissertations about: "natural monopoly"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words natural monopoly.
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1. Energy efficiency, district heating and waste management : essays on environmental economics
Abstract : Paper [I] investigates the energy efficiency of multi-dwelling buildings in Sweden to find out whether the ownership type matters. More specifically, we investigate whether rental apartment buildings are less energy efficient than cooperative apartment buildings and whether public ownership has a negative impact on energy efficiency. READ MORE
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2. Making a natural monopoly : the configuration of a techno-economic order in Swedish telecommunications
Abstract : Natural economic orders are made and unmade. Industries such as telecommunications, rail transportation, and electricity distribution are prime examples. In the last two decades we have witnessed the widespread unmaking of these long established public natural monopolies. READ MORE
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3. Algorithms for Electronic Power Markets
Abstract : In this thesis we focus resource allocation problems and electronic markets in particular. The main application area of ours is electricity markets. We present a number of algorithms and include practical experience. READ MORE
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4. On Incentives affecting Risk and Asset Management of Power Distribution
Abstract : The introduction of performance based tariff regulations along with higher media and political pressure have increased the need for well-performed risk and asset management applied to electric power distribution systems (DS), which is an infrastructure considered as a natural monopoly. Compared to other technical systems, DS have special characteristics which are important to consider. READ MORE
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5. Natural gas in the Asian Pacific region : market behavior and the Japanese electricity market
Abstract : This dissertation consists of four main chapters, all related to the Asian Pacific natural gas market, and the role of the Japanese electricity sector. The natural gas market in Asia Pacific is heavily dependent on the demand from Japan, which imports around 75% of the gas traded as LNG (liquefied natural gas) in the region. READ MORE