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Working Papers

2021

1. Hayek and the Texas blackout
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2021) View citations (2)

2020

2. An Overall Customer Satisfaction score for GB energy suppliers
   Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2020) View citations (2)
3. Online reviews and customer satisfaction: The use of Trustpilot by UK retail energy suppliers and three other sectors
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2020)
4. The CMA's assessment of customer detriment in the UK retail energy market
   Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2017)
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2020) View citations (5)
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2017)
   See also Journal Article The CMA’s assessment of customer detriment in the UK retail energy market, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2014

5. Promoting or restricting competition?: Regulation of the UK retail residential energy market since 2008
   Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (18)
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2014) View citations (17)
6. The competition assessment framework for the retail energy sector: some concerns about the proposed interpretation
   Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (9)
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2014) View citations (8)

2012

7. The Hunter Valley Access Undertaking: elements of a negotiated settlement
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (6)
   Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2012) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article The Hunter Valley access undertaking: Elements of a negotiated settlement, Transport Policy, Elsevier (2012) View citations (6) (2012)

2011

8. Merchant and Regulated Transmission: Theory, Evidence and Policy
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Merchant and regulated transmission: theory, evidence and policy, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer (2012) View citations (7) (2012)
9. Regulation, customer protection and customer engagement
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (4)
   Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2011) View citations (3)
10. The Process of Negotiating Settlements at FERC
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2011) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The process of negotiating settlements at FERC, Energy Policy, Elsevier (2012) View citations (11) (2012)

2010

11. The Creation of a Market for Retail Electricity Supply
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (2)
    Also in RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (2010) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2010) View citations (1)

2009

12. Comparing electricity distribution network costs and revenues in New South Wales and Great Britain
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

2007

13. Municipal aggregation and retail competition in the Ohio energy sector
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2007)
    See also Journal Article Municipal aggregation and retail competition in the Ohio energy sector, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer (2008) View citations (7) (2008)
14. The bird in hand: stipulated settlements and electricity regulation in Florida
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2007) View citations (4)
15. Transmission expansion in Argentina 5: the Regional Electricity Forum of Buenos Aires Province
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2007) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Transmission expansion in Argentina 5: The regional electricity forum of Buenos Aires province, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (10) (2008)

2006

16. Beyond Regulation
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2006)
    See also Chapter Beyond regulation, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2007) (2007)
17. Negotiated Settlements and the National Energy Board in Canada
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Negotiated settlements and the National Energy Board in Canada, Energy Policy, Elsevier (2009) View citations (26) (2009)
18. Negotiated Settlements: The development of economic and legal thinking
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (24)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2006) View citations (28)
19. Stipulations, the consumer advocate and utility regulation in Florida
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2006) View citations (3)

2005

20. Competition and contracts in the Nordic Residential Electricity Markets
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2005)
    See also Journal Article Competition and contracts in the Nordic residential electricity markets, Utilities Policy, Elsevier (2006) View citations (32) (2006)

2004

21. Regulated and merchant interconnectors in Australia: SNI and Murraylink revisited
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2004) View citations (10)
22. Regulation of Transmission Expansion in Argentina: Part II – Developments Since the Fourth Line
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (8)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2004) View citations (12)
23. Regulation of transmission expansion in Argentina Part I: State ownership, reform and the Fourth Line
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2004) View citations (11)
24. UK domestic energy contracts, the 28 day rule, and experience in Sweden
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2004) View citations (2)
25. ‘Mobile Termination Charges: Calling Party Pays versus Receiving Party Pays’(original and revised versions)
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

2002

26. Competition in Retail Electricity Supply
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (24)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2002) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Competition in Retail Electricity Supply, Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, De Gruyter (2002) View citations (24) (2002)

2001

27. Competitive Bidding for a Long-term Electricity Distribution Contract
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Competitive Bidding for a Long-Term Electricity Distribution Contract, Review of Network Economics, De Gruyter (2002) View citations (19) (2002)

2000

28. A Review of UK Electricity Regulation
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
29. Why We Need Electricity Retailers: A Reply to Joskow on Wholesale Spot Price pass-through
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (34)

1988

30. Energy Privatisation
    Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), School of Economics Discussion Papers (SEEDS), Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), School of Economics, University of Surrey

1970

31. Marginal-cost pricing with joint costs
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Marginal-cost Pricing with Joint Costs, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1970) View citations (14) (1970)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Incentive Regulation From the Inside: Resetting 12 RPI-X Price Caps in 1993–1995
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2024, 65, (2), 375-430

2021

2. Exploring customer satisfaction in Great Britain's retail energy sector Part I: The comparative use of Trustpilot online reviews in four sectors
   Utilities Policy, 2021, 73, (C) View citations (4)
3. Exploring customer satisfaction in Great Britain's retail energy sector part II: The increasing use of Trustpilot online reviews
   Utilities Policy, 2021, 73, (C) View citations (4)
4. Exploring customer satisfaction in Great Britain's retail energy sector part III: A proposed Overall Customer Satisfaction score
   Utilities Policy, 2021, 73, (C) View citations (4)
5. The challenge of removing a mistaken price cap
   Economic Affairs, 2021, 41, (3), 391-415

2020

6. The CMA’s assessment of customer detriment in the UK retail energy market
   Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2020, 57, (3), 203-230 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The CMA's assessment of customer detriment in the UK retail energy market, Working Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2019

7. Promoting competition and protecting customers? Regulation of the GB retail energy market 2008–2016
   Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2019, 55, (2), 107-139 View citations (13)

2018

8. Competition, regulation and price controls in the GB retail energy market
   Utilities Policy, 2018, 52, (C), 59-69 View citations (12)
9. Economic regulation of privatised airports: Some lessons from UK experience
   Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2018, 114, (PA), 100-114 View citations (7)
10. Regulation and the nature of competition
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2018, 67, (C), 211-223 View citations (5)

2017

11. The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology, from Herbert Hoover to the Smartphone by Thomas Winslow Hazlett. Yale University Press ( 2017 ), 416 pp. ISBN: 978-0300210507 (hb, £25.00); 978-0300221107 (eBook, £21.59)
    Economic Affairs, 2017, 37, (3), 463-465

2016

12. Contrasting Developments in UK Energy Regulation: Retail Policy and Consumer Engagement
    Economic Affairs, 2016, 36, (2), 118-132 View citations (14)

2014

13. RPI-X, competition as a rivalrous discovery process, and customer engagement – Paper presented at the Conference The British Utility Regulation Model: Beyond Competition and Incentive Regulation?
    Utilities Policy, 2014, 31, (C), 152-161 View citations (4)
14. The Customer Forum: Customer engagement in the Scottish water sector
    Utilities Policy, 2014, 31, (C), 206-218 View citations (12)

2012

15. Alfred Marshall's Reported Birthplace: Evidence from the Censuses
    History of Political Economy, 2012, 44, (2), 331-339
16. Australian airport regulation: Exploring the frontier
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2012, 21, (C), 50-62 View citations (18)
17. German airport regulation: Framework agreements, civil law and the EU Directive
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2012, 21, (C), 63-75 View citations (5)
18. Merchant and regulated transmission: theory, evidence and policy
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2012, 42, (3), 308-335 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Merchant and Regulated Transmission: Theory, Evidence and Policy, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
19. Regulation and Customer Engagement
    Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 2012, Volume 1, (Number 1) View citations (11)
20. The Hunter Valley access undertaking: Elements of a negotiated settlement
    Transport Policy, 2012, 24, (C), 179-187 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Hunter Valley Access Undertaking: elements of a negotiated settlement, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
21. The process of negotiating settlements at FERC
    Energy Policy, 2012, 50, (C), 174-191 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper The Process of Negotiating Settlements at FERC, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2011) View citations (8) (2011)

2010

22. Comparing electricity distribution network revenues and costs in New South Wales, Great Britain and Victoria
    Energy Policy, 2010, 38, (10), 5770-5782 View citations (18)

2009

23. Fereidoon P. Sioshansi, Editor, Competitive Electricity Markets: Design, Implementation and Performance, Elsevier, Amsterdam (2008) xxxiv+582pp. ISBN: 978-0-08-047172-3
    Energy Policy, 2009, 37, (1), 375-376
24. Negotiated settlements and the National Energy Board in Canada
    Energy Policy, 2009, 37, (11), 4633-4644 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Negotiated Settlements and the National Energy Board in Canada, Working Papers (2006) View citations (8) (2006)
25. Retail competition in electricity markets -- expectations, outcomes and economics
    Energy Policy, 2009, 37, (2), 759-763 View citations (28)
26. Stipulated settlements, the consumer advocate and utility regulation in Florida
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2009, 35, (1), 96-109 View citations (26)
27. The bird in hand: Stipulated settlements in the Florida electricity sector
    Utilities Policy, 2009, 17, (3-4), 276-287 View citations (14)

2008

28. Municipal aggregation and retail competition in the Ohio energy sector
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2008, 34, (2), 164-194 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Municipal aggregation and retail competition in the Ohio energy sector, Working Papers (2007) (2007)
29. SOME ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO UTILITY REGULATION
    Economic Affairs, 2008, 28, (3), 32-37 View citations (15)
30. Some Applied Economics of Utility Regulation
    The Energy Journal, 2008, Volume 29, (Special Issue #2), 43-62 View citations (4)
31. Some Applied Economics of Utility Regulation A Paper in Honor of David Newbery
    The Energy Journal, 2008, 29, (2_suppl), 43-62
32. Symposium on electricity reform in Argentina
    Energy Economics, 2008, 30, (4), 1279-1283 View citations (1)
33. Transmission expansion in Argentina 1: The origins of policy
    Energy Economics, 2008, 30, (4), 1367-1384 View citations (18)
34. Transmission expansion in Argentina 2: The Fourth Line revisited
    Energy Economics, 2008, 30, (4), 1385-1419 View citations (11)
35. Transmission expansion in Argentina 3: The evolution of policy
    Energy Economics, 2008, 30, (4), 1420-1461 View citations (11)
36. Transmission expansion in Argentina 4: A review of performance
    Energy Economics, 2008, 30, (4), 1462-1490 View citations (12)
37. Transmission expansion in Argentina 5: The regional electricity forum of Buenos Aires province
    Energy Economics, 2008, 30, (4), 1491-1526 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Transmission expansion in Argentina 5: the Regional Electricity Forum of Buenos Aires Province, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
38. Transmission expansion in Argentina 6: Distribution companies, regulation and the Public Contest method
    Energy Economics, 2008, 30, (4), 1527-1535 View citations (8)

2006

39. Competition and contracts in the Nordic residential electricity markets
    Utilities Policy, 2006, 14, (3), 135-147 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Competition and contracts in the Nordic Residential Electricity Markets, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2005) (2005)
40. Negotiated settlements: The development of legal and economic thinking
    Utilities Policy, 2006, 14, (4), 266-277 View citations (28)
41. Residential energy contracts and the 28 day rule
    Utilities Policy, 2006, 14, (1), 44-62 View citations (5)

2003

42. Reflections on George Shackle: Three Excerpts from the Shackle Collection
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2003, 16, (1), 113-17
43. Reflections on Incentive Regulation
    Review of Network Economics, 2003, 2, (4), 27 View citations (19)
44. Wholesale Spot Price Pass-Through
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2003, 23, (1), 61-91 View citations (22)

2002

45. Competition in Retail Electricity Supply
    Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 2002, 12, (2), 26 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Competition in Retail Electricity Supply, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2002) View citations (24) (2002)
46. Competitive Bidding for a Long-Term Electricity Distribution Contract
    Review of Network Economics, 2002, 1, (1), 38 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Competitive Bidding for a Long-term Electricity Distribution Contract, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2001) View citations (1) (2001)

2001

47. COMPETITION AND REGULATION IN THE U.K. ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY (WITH A BRIEF LOOK AT CALIFORNIA)
    Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2001, 13, (4), 21-38 View citations (4)
48. LUDWIG LACHMANN MEMORIAL LECTURE
    South African Journal of Economics, 2001, 69, (4), 583-613 View citations (2)

1999

49. Book reviews
    Journal of Economics, 1999, 70, (3), 328-346

1997

50. Abraham Charnes remembered
    Annals of Operations Research, 1997, 73, 373-387

1996

51. Privatisation, Competition and Regulation in the Scottish Electricity Industry
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 43, (1), 1-15 View citations (2)

1992

52. Competition and regulation in the British electricity industry
    Utilities Policy, 1992, 2, (4), 270-275 View citations (5)
53. Competition, efficiency and emission reduction: A regulator's view
    Utilities Policy, 1992, 2, (3), 188-195

1989

54. The Regulation of Privatized Monopolies in the United Kingdom
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1989, 20, (3), 454-472 View citations (107)

1988

55. Economic Regulation of Privatised Water Authorities and Some Further Reflections
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1988, 4, (2), 40-68 View citations (21)
56. Spot pricing of electricity Arguments and prospects
    Energy Policy, 1988, 16, (4), 398-403 View citations (3)

1987

57. Intertemporal benefit functions
    Economics Letters, 1987, 23, (1), 9-14

1986

58. The political economy of restriction of choice
    Public Choice, 1986, 51, (2), 161-172 View citations (5)

1985

59. Economic Planning and Information [Britain in the 1980s: The Case for Decentralized Economic Planning]
    Economic Change and Restructuring, 1985, 19, (3), 166-69

1983

60. The effect of ownership on telephone penetration
    Telecommunications Policy, 1983, 7, (3), 246-247
61. The structure of telephone tariffs
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1983, 1, (4), 365-377 View citations (5)

1981

62. Misleading Calculations of the Social Costs of Monopoly Power
    Economic Journal, 1981, 91, (362), 348-63 View citations (17)
    See also Chapter Misleading Calculations of The Social Costs of Monopoly Power, Springer Books, 2008, 89-104 (2008) (2008)

1980

63. An Austrian model of the entrepreneurial market process
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1980, 23, (3), 361-379 View citations (7)

1978

64. Electricity economics-essays and case studies: R. Turvey and D. Anderson
    Journal of Public Economics, 1978, 10, (2), 269-273

1977

65. Aircraft Landing Fees: A Game Theory Approach
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1977, 8, (1), 186-204 View citations (98)

1975

66. Common Costs, Fixed Charges, Clubs and Games
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1975, 42, (1), 117-124 View citations (14)
67. On the formation of unions in n-person games
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1975, 10, (3), 386-402 View citations (8)
68. Pricing policy of a U.S. telephone company
    Journal of Public Economics, 1975, 4, (1), 35-56 View citations (1)
69. Setting Guaranteed Prices in the United Kingdom Cereals Market 1967-1972
    Economic Journal, 1975, 85, (339), 562-77
70. Two-Park Tariffs and Consumption Externalities
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1975, 6, (2), 661-670 View citations (26)

1973

71. A Simple Expression for the Shapley Value in a Special Case
    Management Science, 1973, 20, (3), 370-372 View citations (271)
72. Core-stem solutions of n-person essential games
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1973, 7, (6), 649-660

1972

73. A State Preference Approach to Public Utility Pricing and Investment Under Risk
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1972, 3, (1), 340-345 View citations (4)

1970

74. Marginal-cost Pricing with Joint Costs
    Economic Journal, 1970, 80, (318), 323-35 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Marginal-cost pricing with joint costs, LIDAM Reprints CORE (1970) View citations (12) (1970)
75. Peak-Load Pricing of Telephone Calls
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1970, 1, (2), 191-210 View citations (3)

1968

76. Chance Constrained Models for Transport Pricing and Scheduling under Competition
    Transportation Science, 1968, 2, (1), 57-76

Undated

77. Mobile termination charges: Calling Party Pays versus Receiving Party Pays
    Telecommunications Policy, 30, (5-6), 242-277 View citations (44)

Edited books

1990

1. Austrian Economics, vol Three volume set
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

Chapters

2021

1. The evolution of competitive retail electricity markets
   Chapter 5 in Handbook on Electricity Markets, 2021, pp 111-155 View citations (4)

2008

2. Misleading Calculations of The Social Costs of Monopoly Power
   Springer
   See also Journal Article Misleading Calculations of the Social Costs of Monopoly Power, Royal Economic Society (1981) View citations (17) (1981)
3. PLANNING, COMPETITION, AND COOPERATION: THE SCOPE FOR NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENTS
   Chapter 7 in Advances In Development Economics, 2008, pp 119-124

2007

4. Beyond regulation
   Chapter 1 in Utility Regulation in Competitive Markets, 2007
   See also Working Paper Beyond Regulation, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2006) View citations (3) (2006)

2003

5. Electricity: regulatory developments around the world
   Chapter 2 in Competition and Regulation in Utility Markets, 2003, pp 61-90 View citations (1)

1993

6. The Fallacy of the Mixed Economy
   Palgrave Macmillan

1990

7. Crusoe’s Kingdom: Cost, Choice and Political Economy
   Palgrave Macmillan