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Divestitures in the Electricity Sector: Conceptual Issues and Lessons from International Experiences

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  • Weigt, Hannes
  • Neumann, Anne
  • von Hirschhausen, Christian

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Competition policy is an important tool of governments to establish functioning markets, particularly in the scope of liberalizing the energy sector. An examination of horizontal divestitures in several markets suggests that in appropriate cases divestiture can enhance competition in the electricity sector.

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  • Weigt, Hannes & Neumann, Anne & von Hirschhausen, Christian, 2009. "Divestitures in the Electricity Sector: Conceptual Issues and Lessons from International Experiences," The Electricity Journal, Elsevier, vol. 22(3), pages 57-69, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jelect:v:22:y:2009:i:3:p:57-69
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    4. Mulder, Machiel & Scholtens, Bert, 2016. "A plant-level analysis of the spill-over effects of the German Energiewende," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 183(C), pages 1259-1271.

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