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Cartelization in gas markets : studying the potential for a "Gas OPEC"
(Discussion Papers;638, Working paper, 2010)Natural gas is increasingly important as a fuel for electric power generation as well as other uses due to its environmental advantage over other fossil fuels. Using the World Gas Model, a large-scale energy equilibrium ... -
Dynamic modelling of domestic prices with time-varying elasticities and rational expectations
(Discussion papers;151, Working paper, 1995-08)The paper analyses the price on domestic market for an aggregate commodity produced by Norwegian private mainland economy. The long-run solution is modelled assuming imperfect competition. The elasticities with respect to ... -
Incentives for merger in a noncompetitive permit market
(Discussion Papers;No. 568, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: A group of small competitive permits traders facing an imperfectly competitive permit market may consider cooperation (merger) to act strategically in the permit market. It is a well-known result in the literature ... -
On Nash equilibrium in prices in an oligopolistic market with demand characterized by a nested multinomial logit model and multiproduct firm as nest
(Discussion Papers;No. 454, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: This note provides a proof on existence and uniqueness of Nash equilibrium in prices in a market where the demand side is characterized by a nested multinomial logit model with multiproduct firm as nest and ... -
Short run effects of bleaker prospects for oligopolistic producers of a non-renewable resource
(Discussion papers;733, Working paper, 2013-01)In a non-renewable resource market with imperfect competition, the resource owners’ supply is governed both by current demand and by the resource rent. New information regarding future market conditions will typically ... -
Testing for market power in the Norwegian primary aluminium industry
(Discussion papers;No.132, Working paper, 1994-11)The hypothesis of market power in the Norwegian primary aluminium industry is tested using plant-level panel data. Economies of scale are found to be present, and Norwegian aluminium plants charge a procyclical price-cost ... -
The European Union's potential for strategic emissions trading in a post-Kyoto climate agreement
(Discussion Papers;No. 530, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: The literature suggests that Russia and Ukraine may become large sellers of greenhouse gas emissions permits under the Kyoto Protocol and might exploit their market power to maximize trading profits. The EU ... -
The export of Russian gas to Europe: breaking up the monopoly of Gazprom
(Discussion Papers;No. 494, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: Having exports from more than one Russian gas producer has been an important issue in the Russian–EU energy dialogue during the last decade. Nevertheless, in June 2006, Russian Federal law legalized the de ... -
The response by the Norwegian aluminium industry to changing market structure
(Discussion Papers;No. 237, Working paper, 1998)This paper analyses how changes in market structure have affected the margins (measured by the Lerner index) of Norwegian aluminium plants. Instead of showing the expected negative trend, due to increased competition ... -
When is mighty Gazprom good for Russia?
(Discussion Papers;No 526, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: In the late 1990s, several proposals for a structural reform that would bring competition and market prices to the Russian gas industry were intensely debated. Splitting up Russian gas monopolist Gazprom into ...