The Reform of Network Industries

Contents:

Preface Massimo Florio (University of Milan)

PART I: Cross-Cutting Policy Issues 1. The empirical evaluation of regulatory policy reforms in network industries: some methodological issues Massimo Florio

2. Public and private enterprises, costs and welfare performance: an overview with suggestions for further research Johan Willner and Sonja Gronblom

3. Market reforms, governance and performance: lessons learned from the experience in the EU energy industries Steve Thomas and Stefano Clo

4. Market structure and state involvement: passenger railways in Europe Torben Holvad

5. Ownership and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from the European Telecommunications Industry (2006-14) Paolo Castelnovo

6. National public missions, diversity of operators and competition: Postal services in the European Union Philippe Bance

PART II: Empirical Evaluations 7. Does Public Ownership provide affordable and reliable electricity to household customers? Case studies of electricity sector reforms in the UK, France, Germany and Italy Ajla Cosic, Lea Diestelmeier, Alexandru Maxim, Tue Anh Nguyen and Nicolo Rossetto

8. Telecommunications policies in Europe: past, present, future and impact on citizens Serena Marianna Drufuca, Regina Maria Hirsch, Manto Lampropoulou and Rogelio Pesqueira Sanchez

9. The changing nature of railways in Europe: empirical evidence on prices, investments and quality Giovanni Esposito, Julia Doleschel, Tobias Kaloud and Jadwiga Urban-Kozlowska

10. Local Public Transport Services: the efficiency of public enterprises competing with the private sector in the EU member States Annalisa Negrelli, Anastasia Roukouni and Angelique Chassy

11. The European gas sector: political-economy implications of the transition from state-owned to mixed-owned enterprises Roberto Cardinale

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