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Different meanings of the "regulation". Regulation and the other forms of public intervention. Regulatory cycle. Regulatory tools.
Economic theories explaining and justifying regulation. Normative analysis as a positive theory - public interest theory of regulation. The case of natural monopoly.
Economic theories explaining and justifying regulation (II) - economic theory of regulation (Chicago) and capture theory of regulation.
Public utilities concept. Legal point of view vs. economic point of view. Booms of regulation and deregulation. Deregulation, liberalization, reregulation. Regulation and business cycle.
Changing views on the regulation of network industries. Old and new regulatory paradigm.
Infrastructure industries liberalization: theory & practice.
Selected issues in infrastructure industries economics and basic conceptual framework.
Vertical relations and structure.
Selected issues in regulation I: access to the infrastructure for the new entrants.
Selected issues in regulation II: incentive regulation.
Selected issues in regulation III: pricing on the upstream & downstream markets.
Selected issues in regulation III: activity of the regulator.
Infrastructure privatization.
Public services contracting.
Regulation after the crisis. The future of regulation.
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