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What is the X-Factor in the German Electricity Industry?

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A new legislation in the German electricity market requires the implementation of an incentive- based regulation within the next years. In such a regime either prices or revenues are capped and grow with the inflation rate minus a factor, which accounts for productivity differences between the sector and the rest of the economy. This paper derives such an X-factor for the German electricity industry using a new productivity database and Growth Accounting methodology. Considering that several underlying assumptions are violated due to market imperfections, the calculated X-factor rises from 0.48 to a modified value of 2.15.

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  • Andreas Kuhlmann, 2006. "What is the X-Factor in the German Electricity Industry?," ifo Working Paper Series 34, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich.
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    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • L43 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Legal Monopolies and Regulation or Deregulation
    • L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation

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